Greek Sweet Orange Pie (Portokalopita)

Submitted by Annacia

"A delicious, and authentic, refreshing pie for the hot summer months. It can be served with whipped or ice cream if you wish. Mmmm! Found on Authentic Greek Food: Greek food as it's cooked in Greece. Very easy!"

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 1 pie

ingredients

• 12 sheets phyllo pastry
• 250 ml extra virgin olive oil
• 4 eggs
• 250 g greek strained yoghurt
• 2 tablespoons baking powder

• SYRUP

• 600 ml water
• 250 g sugar
• grated rind from 2 orange

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 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 removing the pie, once it is cold, cut into portions and spread the warm syrup on top.