World's Best Galaktobouriko made by Mom

If there is one dish for which my Mom is world famous, this is it.  Galaktobouriko...a refined Greek dessert when well made. No honey here, no thick filo!  This is Mom's true blue recipe, more delicious than any other dessert you will ever eat. (except maybe for Mom's Swedish Cream...saved for another post!) 


1. 5 to 2 lbs. filo (try to find fresh or thaw frozen, 1 package is 1 lbs.)

3/4 cup sweet melted butter

4 cups milk

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup cream of wheat

1/2 tsp almond extract 

1 tsp vanilla

4 egg yolks

1 teaspoon Amoretto liquor (optional)

piece of lemon wedge

 

Method:

In a saucepan heat milk, add sugar, cream of wheat and a piece of lemon wedge.

Stir continually until thickened.

Add: vanilla and almond extract

Remove lemon wedge and let mixture cool entirely. This can be made the day before.

When cooled add slightly beaten egg yolks, 1/3 cup melted butter and Amoretto (opt)

Mix well...

 

Butter each piece of filo and fold in1/2. Then, cut in half. 1 filo makes 2 individual pieces of Galaktobouriko.  You may need almost 2 lbs . of filo for this recipe.

Put 2 tablespoons of filling on each piece of filo. Then, fold first from the bottom and then fold in sides and continue to roll until the piece is closed. (see photo) 

Brush the top of each piece with melted butter and place in ta upperware. Arrange side by side and keep frozen.

 

Syrup: in a saucepan...

2 cups sugar

2 cups water 1/4 of lemon

1 cinnamon stick

Boil for about 20 min (must be a little thick) Cool and store in a jar in the fridge with the lemon and cinnamon. Use as needed.


To assemble the dessert, take out as many pieces as you want and bake them from frozen at 350 degrees until golden and well done, about 1/2 hour.  


Pour about 2 tablespoons of the cold syrup on hot galactobouriko and sprinkle cinnamon on top, also some ground pistachios are delicious.


This is a fabulous dessert that will allow you to become world famous too!