Kadaifi Me Krema (Greek Shredded Wheat Pastry With Custard)
- Ready In:
- 1hr 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Serves:
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12-15
ingredients
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Custard
- 4 cups milk
- 1 pinch salt
- 3⁄4 cup semolina (cream of wheat)
- 1⁄2 cup sugar
- 4 eggs, beaten to blend
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
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Pastry
- 1 lb kadaifi, thawed if frozen (shredded pastry)
- 3⁄4 cup butter, melted
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Syrup
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 1⁄2 cups water
- 3 teaspoons lemon juice
- 1 strip fresh lemon rind
directions
- For custard: combine milk and semolina in a heavy pan; blend in beaten eggs and add salt and sugar; place over medium heat and stir constantly until thickened and bubbling; remove from heat, stir in butter and vanilla extract and cover top of custard with plastic wrap (directly on surface of custard) to prevent a skin from forming.
- For pastry: place kadaifi in a large bowl and gently separate strands with fingers.
- Grease 13 x 9 inch glass oven dish with some of the.
- butter; put half the kadaifi in the base, pressing it down somewhat to make it compact; drizzle 1/4 cup butter evenly over it; pour custard filling over kadtaifi, spreading it evenly; top with remaining kadaifi; spread evenly and pat down gently; pour remaining melted butter evenly over top.
- Bake in a preheated 375°F oven for 45 minutes until golden-brown; remove from oven and cool completely.
- For syrup: dissolve sugar in water over medium heat, add lemon rind and cinnamon stick and bring to the boil; add lemon juice and boil over medium heat for 15 minutes, skimming when necessary; do not stir once syrup is boiling; strain hot syrup over cooled pastry; leave until cold and cut into diamond shapes to serve.
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Well I was unable to find it, but my ingredient-finding friend found the kadaifi for me, so she ended up with half of this very nice tasting dish! I wanted to include almonds, though, so did a light sprinkling of the toasted nuts on top! Thanks much for sharing your recipe! [Made & reviewed while in Greece on Zaar's World Tour 4]
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OK, here goes. I live in Athens, Greece. I moved out here many, many years ago from Ottawa, Canada - so I am blessed in having two wonderful heritages!
I suffer from compulsive obsessive behaviour with regard to food and my psychiatrist thought it would be a good idea to find a 'society' where many have the same problem and try to find a cure.
So far, I've copied a couple of thousand recipes from this site and my psychiatrist has thrown the towel in and refuses to answer the phone when I call.
What did I do wrong?
Got 3 kids that keep me on the go - 10 and under at this point (2008) - I may not get round to updating this for a few years, so you'll have to do your own maths.
I teach English full-time and Greek Cookery part-time. I would like to make the cooking part of it full-time and the English Grammar part of it part-time.
That's all for now.