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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Greek >> Greek

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. In large saucepan, heat milk to just below boiling. | 2. Remove and set aside. | 3. In a bowl, beat egg yolks, sugar and semolina until pale yellow. | 4. Whisk in milk. | 5. Return mixture to clean saucepan and set over low heat. | 6. Cook, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, until custard thickens and comes away from sides of the pan, about 5 to 6 minutes. | 7. Stir in vanilla and lemon zest: set aside. | 8. Preheat oven to 375°F Butter a 9-by-13-inch baking pan. | 9. Lay half the phyllo sheets in pan, brushing each one with butter before putting it in the pan, and letting them come partially up the sides. | 10. Do not butter last layer. | 11. Pour custard over phyllo, taking care not to disturb the pastry. | 12. Gently smooth with a spatula. | 13. Lay remaining phyllo over custard, brushing each layer with butter. | 14. Carefully tuck excess phyllo into sides of pan. | 15. With a sharp knife, score top few layers into 3-inch squares. | 16. Bake 45 to 50 minutes until golden. | 17. Lower temperature if it browns too quickly. | 18. While pastry bakes, combine water, sugar and lemon zest in heavy saucepan and bring to a boil. | 19. Reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes, or until it lightly coats a spoon. | 20. Remove pastry and cut though score marks to bottom of pan. | 21. Let cool completely then pour on hot syrup and serve. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
milk	2	quarts		1190.72	93.3056	61.488	63.8304
egg yolk	4			218.96	2.4412	10.7848	18.0472
sugar	3	cups		2417.94	604.788	0.0	0.0
fine semolina	2	cups		-	-	-	-
vanilla	1	teaspoon		12.095999999999998	0.5313	0.0025	0.0025
lemon zest	1		grated	-	-	-	-
phyllo dough	1		defrosted	56.81	9.994	1.349	1.14
butter	1	cup	clarified unsalted melted	1368.0	62.856	42.744	115.2
water	2	cups		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
sugar	1 1/2	cups		2417.94	604.788	0.0	0.0
lemon	1		cut rind	1.2808	0.4116	0.0486	0.0132

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.