CREAMY CUSTARD PHYLLO PASTRY
Steps:
- Gather the ingredients.
- Warm the milk and lemon peel in a saucepan. Stir in semolina with a wooden spoon until the mixture is thoroughly blended and thickened.
- In a mixing bowl, beat the eggs, sugar, and vanilla until light and add to the pan, stirring over medium-low heat until the mixture reaches a creamy custard consistency.
- Remove from heat, take out and discard the lemon peel, and allow the mixture to cool completely. Stir occasionally to keep the custard from forming a skin on top.
- Preheat oven to 350 F (180 C).
- Lightly brush a baking pan (13 x 9 x 2 or equivalent) with butter.
- Line the bottom of the pan with 8 sheets of phyllo, brushing between each sheet well with the melted butter. Add the custard filling.
- Fold the excess phyllo that overlaps the pan in over the custard.
- Top with the remaining phyllo, brushing each with butter.
- Use scissors to trim the top sheets to the size of the pan.
- Spray the top lightly with water and bake at 350 F (180 C) for 30 to 40 minutes, until the top is golden brown.
- Remove from oven, sprinkle with confectioners' sugar and cinnamon while hot, and serve warm.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1324 kcal, Carbohydrate 151 g, Cholesterol 101 mg, Fiber 5 g, Protein 13 g, SaturatedFat 31 g, Sodium 1100 mg, Sugar 25 g, Fat 74 g, ServingSize 12 servings, UnsaturatedFat 0 g
BOUGATSA (GREEK CREAM-FILLED PHYLLO PASTRIES)
You can buy these at every corner bakery in Greece and there are other, smaller shops that specialize in this pastry as well, so we don't actually have to make our own. This recipe is from when I lived in Canada and HAD to have one! This looks like a long recipe, but it really isn't. I just gave very detailed instructions on how to fold the pastry up properly to enclose the custard filling.
Provided by evelynathens
Categories Pie
Time 43m
Yield 8-10 custard pastries (bougatsa)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Beat eggs until frothy; beat in sugar until thick and foamy, about 4 minutes. Set aside.
- Heat milk in medium pot until hot but not boiling.
- Remove from heat and whisk into egg mixture in a thin stream until all the milk mixture is used up - never stop whisking.
- Pour custard mixture back into pot and set on medium-low heat; cook, stirring constantly, about 3-4 minutes.
- Gradually sprinkle in semolina, letting it flow out of your hand in a thin stream; add a pinch of salt.
- Reduce heat to very low, cook, stirring constantly, until thick and smooth, about 5-6 minutes. Whisk in pieces of cut up butter, incorporating completely into the semolina custard.
- Remove, place a piece of plastic wrap directly on the surface of the custard and cool completely.
- When cool, stir in juice, lemon zest and vanilla.
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Unroll one sheet of phyllo, keeping remainder covered with dampened kitchen towel.
- Place on a work surface, with narrow end facing you.
- Brush lightly with melted butter.
- Place 3 tbsp of custard on lower 1/3 of phyllo.
- Using a thin, flexible spatula, spread custard into a wide rectangle, approximately 10x5 inches, nearly covering lower third of phyllo.
- Fold right and left sides of phyllo towards center so that edges just meet; lightly brush folded sides with butter.
- Fold lower third up and brush with butter.
- Fold upper third down and brush with butter.
- It should now look like an envelope.
- Place on a lightly buttered baking sheet and repeat envelope-making procedure 7-9 more times (depending on how many bougatsa you are making).
- Brush tops of bougatsa with any remaining butter and bake until golden-brown, about 15-18 minutes.
- Let cool 20 minutes before serving.
- Serve warm, dusted with icing sugar (you should see a coating of the icing sugar) and cinnamon.
BOUGATSA (CHEESE FILLED FILO PASTRY)
This recipe is from the Greek town of Ioannina. It can be made ahead and served cold or can be assembled up to 8 hours in advance and kept in the refrigerator until 1 hour before serving time. When ready, bake and serve.
Provided by Member 610488
Categories Dessert
Time 1h10m
Yield 10-12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- In a large bowl, combine the cheese, sugar, eggs and vanilla and beat with a mixer till creamy smooth.
- Brush the bottom of a 10x14x2 inch baking pan or dish with the butter. Have ready the filo sheets, keeping them covered with plastic wrap to prevent them from drying out. Lay a filo sheet in the bottom of the pan and brush with butter. Repeat, brushing with butter, 5 more times.
- Pour the filling mixture over the stacked and buttered filo sheets. Drizzle the filling with a little melted butter, then layer 5 more filo sheets on top, again brushing each sheet.
- Cover the pan and refrigerate until the butter firms up. Can be pre-assembled up to this point.
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
- With a sharp knife, score the surface of the pastry through the top 5 sheets of filo dough into 10 diamonds or rectangles. Bake until golden brown, 35 to 40 minutes. Transfer pastry to a rack and let cool for 10 minutes. Cut along the score marks and finish allowing to cool until warm or to room temperature. Dust with powdered sugar and serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 298.4, Fat 13.2, SaturatedFat 7, Cholesterol 136, Sodium 136, Carbohydrate 40.3, Fiber 0.4, Sugar 30.1, Protein 5.2
FILO ROLLS FILLED WITH CREAMY CUSTARD (SWEET BOUGATSA)
A traditional Greek dessert made with crispy filo pastry and a delicious orange custard.
Provided by Marilena Leavitt
Categories Dessert/Breakfast
Time 1h15m
Yield 14
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Warm the milk in a saucepan and add the orange zest. Bring to a simmer and set aside.
- Melt the butter in a medium pot. Stir in the semolina and mix with a wooden spoon until fragrant and lightly toasted, about 5 minutes. Gradually add the orange-infused hot milk, mixing well until thoroughly blended. Next, add the sugar and stir well until the mixture is slightly thickened. Stir in the vanilla and remove from the heat. Off heat, stir the mixture occasionally to keep the custard from forming a skin. Allow the custard to cool slightly.
- Beat the eggs and egg yolks in a mixing bowl. Add to the pot and mix well to combine - the mixture should have the consistency of a pudding. Cover well with plastic wrap and set the mixture aside until ready to use (at this point you can refrigerate it for up to four days for later use).
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Open the box of filo and unwrap the sheets. Place on a work surface and cut the whole stack of filo sheets in half so that you are left with rectangular pieces, which measure approximately 9 x 13 inches.
- Lay 3 sheets of filo one on top of each other, brushing melted butter between each sheet. As you lay the sheets down, keep the shorter end facing you. Then, place about ⅓ cup of the custard mixture in the bottom center of the filo stack, approximately 1.5" from the edges. Fold the bottom edge of the filo over the custard and then fold in each of the sides, so the custard is fully covered by the filo. Flip the filo and custard over and away from you and brush the top with a little melted butter. Continue folding the strip of filo until you reach the end of your rectangle. At this point, tuck the end piece under the rest of the rolled filo and brush the top with butter. With the help of a spatula, transfer the filo roll to a parchment-lined baking sheet. Repeat until you have filled as many rolls as you want.
- Bake in middle rack of the oven for approximately 12-15 minutes or until light, golden brown. Remove from oven and allow to cool slightly on a baking rack. Dust with cinnamon and powdered sugar and enjoy while still a little warm.
CHEESE FILLED PHYLLO PASTRY
I had leftover Phyllo dough in the freezer and was looking for something to use it one. And I found this on on about.com
Provided by Mande-kay
Categories < 60 Mins
Time 40m
Yield 40 rolls
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Defrost the phyllo dough and return the remainder to the freezer. Butter a cookie sheet. Melt the butter and remove from the heat.
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
- Mix the feta and cream cheese with the egg, parsley, and dill and set aside.
- Layout one sheet of phyllo dough on a counter.
- (Keep the remaining dough covered with a slightly damp towel to prevent its drying out.) Brush the sheet of dough with some melted butter. Cut it the short way into 5 strips, about 3x10 inches each. Place 1-1/2 teaspoons of the filling at one end of each strip. Roll the strips into cylinders about 1/2 inch in diameter. Continue until all of the dough has been cut, filled, and rolled.
- Arrange 2 to 3 cylinder per person on the cookie sheet and brush them with more butter. (Freeze the rest of the cylinders, unbaked, for use at another time.) Bake for about 10 minutes, or until the cylinders are well browned and very flaky.
- Bureks, frozen unbaked, can go directly from the freezer into a preheated 375-degree F oven to make an instant hors d'oeuvre.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 55.4, Fat 4.6, SaturatedFat 2.9, Cholesterol 18.5, Sodium 95.3, Carbohydrate 2.3, Fiber 0.1, Sugar 0.2, Protein 1.3
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