Portokalopita - Greek - Sweet Orange Pie

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.

• Ready In: 35 mins
• Yields: 1 pie

Ingredients

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

• Syrup

• 600  ml water
• 250  g sugar
• 2  oranges, zest of

Directions

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