Greek pie
Description
Perfect with tea and coffee. I’m sharing a recipe for a delicious Greek pie, “Bougatsa,” with delicate custard cream made with phyllo dough. No phyllo dough? No problem! I’ll tell you how to make it quickly and easily. The recipe makes 2 medium-sized pies. The pie is simple to make—follow the step-by-step recipe and treat yourself and your loved ones to delicious pastry. Serve warm or chilled. Perfect with tea.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the ingredients.
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Step 2
Start preparing the pie with the cream. To do this, pour 100 ml of milk into a saucepan, add 20 grams of starch, semolina, and 15 grams of flour, and stir.
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Step 3
Add 2 eggs, mix, and add a little salt to balance the flavor.
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Step 4
Pour 400 ml of milk into a saucepan, add 100 grams of sugar, 50 grams of butter, lemon zest, and a packet of vanilla sugar. Place over heat, stirring constantly. As soon as the milk heats up, slowly pour in the previously prepared egg mixture in a thin stream, and cook until thickened, about 1 minute.
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Step 5
Remove the cream from the heat, cover it tightly with plastic wrap so it touches the surface, and let it cool.
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Step 6
To prepare the filo dough, sift the flour into a mixing bowl, add salt and baking powder, and mix.
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Step 7
Make a well in the flour, pour in 180 ml of milk, vegetable oil, and 1 egg, and knead the dough. Knead by hand for 7–10 minutes, until it becomes soft and elastic and no longer sticks to your hands.
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Step 8
Place the kneaded dough in a bowl lightly dusted with flour, cover with plastic wrap, and let it "rest" for 30 minutes.
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Step 9
Divide the dough into 6 equal portions (about 108 grams each). Shape each portion into a ball, cover with plastic wrap, and let rest for 5–7 minutes.
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Step 10
Prepare a mixture of 130 grams of starch and 50 grams of flour.
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Step 11
Generously dust the work surface with a mixture of flour and starch, roll each ball into a rectangle about 2 mm thick, then stack all 6 sheets of dough, generously dusting each layer with the flour and starch mixture.
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Step 12
Next, using a rolling pin, gently stretch the dough in all directions until it becomes very thin and translucent. Brush away excess flour and starch with a pastry brush, separating the layers from one another.
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Step 13
Grease the baking dish with melted butter, then lay out three layers of dough one after another, drizzling each layer with butter.
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Step 14
Spread half of the custard cream. Cover with the overhanging edges of the dough.
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Step 15
Then spread the remaining cream. Cover again with the dough on top.
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Step 16
Brush the top with oil once again.
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Step 17
Bake the pie for about 20–25 minutes at a temperature of 190 degrees.
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Step 18
Serve the pie cooled, lightly dusting it with powdered sugar before serving.
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Step 19
The “Bougatsa” pie turned out exceptionally delicate and delicious, with thin, crispy layers of pastry.