Galatopita is a delightful and creamy Greek custard pie made with milk and semolina. It’s similar to galaktoboureko- but so much easier to prepare as there is no filo pastry involved; we can guarantee you it tastes just as good! There are many versions of this recipe, however, ours includes a syrup that creates a lovely caramelised finish!
Ingredients
– 60 x grams unsalted butter
– 4 x cups milk
– 1 x cup semolina
– 1 x cup sugar
– 4 x eggs, lightly beaten
– 2 x tablespoons vanilla sugar
– 1 x tablespoon fresh lemon juice
– Cinnamon sugar for dusting (optional)
For the syrup:
– 1 x cup water
– 1 x cup sugar
– 1/2 x lemon juiced
Method
- Preheat oven to 180 degrees C and lightly grease a 9 x 12-inch baking dish.
- In a large saucepan heat, the milk with butter until it boils, stir frequently.
- Add sugar, beaten eggs, semolina, and lemon juice and whisk continuously until the mixture slightly thickens – about 10 minutes.
- Pour the mixture into greased baking dish and bake for 40 minutes.
- While custard is baking, boil water and sugar and lemon juice in a small pot, simmer uncovered for about 10 minutes- syrup should slightly thicken.
- Take custard pie out of the oven and pour syrup over the entire custard. Place back into the oven and bake for an additional 10 minutes.
- Allow the custard to cool and then dust with cinnamon sugar.
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