PORTOKALOPITA - GREEK - SWEET ORANGE PIE

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This recipe has been posted for play in ZWT9 - Greece. This recipe is from website: Realgreekrecipes.blogspot.ca. A delicious, refreshing pie for the hot summer months! It can be served warm, or cold with ice cream. Please Note: Time is not included for filo pastry to dry out.

Provided by Baby Kato

Categories     Dessert

Time 35m

Yield 1 pie

Number Of Ingredients 9

12 sheets phyllo pastry
250 g Greek yogurt, strained
1 cup sugar
4 eggs
2 tablespoons baking powder
250 ml extra virgin olive oil
600 ml water
250 g sugar
2 oranges, zest of

Steps:

  • Leave the sheets of filo pastry out, separated and uncovered, to dry for a few hours.
  • Crumble the sheets of filo.
  • Put the olive oil and eggs in a mixing bowl and whisk well with a metal whisker.
  • Add the yoghurt, sugar and baking powder and continue whisking until you have a smooth cream.
  • Add the crumbled filo pastry and mix in well with your hands.
  • Put in an oven dish and bake in a preheated oven at 180 degrees Celsius for 20 minutes until it turns a golden colour.
  • In the meantime, prepare the syrup - boil the syrup ingredients in a pan for 5 minutes.
  • After the pie is cold, cut into portions and spread the warm syrup on top.
  • Eat and Enjoy!

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