• Shop
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • RSS
    • Snapchat
    • Twitter
    • Vimeo

Lemon & Olives

Exploring Greek Food and Culture, The Mediterranean Lifestyle, and Traveling Greece

  • About
    • Work With Us
  • Greek Recipes
    • Cooking Videos
  • Blog
  • Shop
  • Contact

28 January 2015 By Kenton Kotsiris and Jane Kotsiris 1 Comment

Bougatsa | Lemon Orange Pie

Share This!

Bougatsa | Greek dessert pieHi everyone! This is our last autopost. We’ll be back soon so things will get back to normal.

We hope you enjoy today’s Greek dessert that’s rooted in the northern capital.

Have you ever been to Thessaloniki (Θεσσαλονίκη)? It’s north of Athens and is the second largest city outside of her walls.

It’s a nice city that unless you make plans to go, you won’t as it’s a bit far, driving there would take about 5 hours.

It’s a beautiful city that has some wonderful views of the Aegean and is the capital of the Greek Macedonia.

It’s cool to visit because Macedonia is where Alexander The Great (Αλέξανδρος ο Μέγας) was from. There is a lot of buzz surrounding him at the moment with the recent discovery of a tomb that could be his or his mothers.

making BougatsaAnyhow, like any region, it has its own foods. This is a take on their vanilla pies know as, ” Bougatsa me krema”. Popular at breakfast time, we turned these into a little more of a dessert.

Jane and I added the lemon and orange to kick it up a notch and introduce different flavors into it.

Making this Greek dessert isn’t too bad, so don’t be intimidated if you’re new to phyllo.

Just remember to have your butter melted, pan greased, and working space ready before unwrapping it from the box. It also helps to put it in the refrigerator the day before to thaw out and take it out when you start the first step of this recipe.

Kali Orexi!

Kenton & Jane

5.0 from 1 reviews
Bougatsa | Lemon Orange Pie
 
Print
Prep time
35 mins
Cook time
35 mins
Total time
1 hour 10 mins
 
A twist on the vanilla pies found in Thessaloniki
Author: Kenton & Jane
Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: Greek
Serves: 12
Ingredients
  • 1lb phyllo sheets box
  • 4 cups milk
  • Zest of 1 lemon
  • Zest of ½ an orange
  • ¾ cup semolina flour
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 egg yolks
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 teaspoon brandy (optional)
  • ½ stick butter, melted
  • Ground cinnamon and powdered sugar, for topping
Instructions
  1. Add milk, lemon zest, and orange zest to pan.
  2. Heat over medium heat.
  3. Once it gets hot, not boiling, begin slowing adding the semolina, stirring constantly.
  4. As soon as it starts to get thick, turn off heat and set aside.
  5. In a separate bowl, combine: eggs and egg yolks, vanilla, sugar, and brandy, mix well.
  6. Add to semolina mixture, mix until well combined.
  7. Return semolina to stove, and cook over low heat until a custard forms, stirring frequently, remove from heat when done and set aside.
  8. Grease baking dish with some of the melted butter.
  9. Remove phyllo from wrapper and cut phyllo sheets to fit baking pan.
  10. Take one piece of phyllo and place it in baking pan, brush with melted butter.
  11. Repeat this 6 more times, brushing each sheet with butter.
  12. After 7 sheets, add semolina mixture and spread evenly, it's ok if its thick.
  13. Repeat step 10, adding 7 more sheets over top.
  14. Brush top sheet with butter and place in preheated oven at 350F for 35-40 minutes, or until top is golden brown.
  15. When finished, cut into squares, place a square on a plate, top with some ground cinnamon and powdered sugar.
  16. Serve!
Notes
Serving is per square, will vary depending on size.
3.2.2807

Adapted from Vefa’s Kitchen

More From Lemon & Olives


Share This!

Filed Under: All Greek Recipes, Greek Desserts

About Us

Hi! We’re Kenton & Jane. Lemon & Olives is a site dedicated to exploring Greek recipes and following the healthy Mediterranean lifestyle. We also explore the culture and travel destinations of Greece. So whether you’re Greek, interesting in Greek food, or searching for a childhood recipe – let’s connect and explore together! Oh, we hope you are hungry.

If you cook anything on here, make sure to tag us on Instagram: @lemonandolives, or message us on Facebook!

Get Social!

  • View lemonandolives’s profile on Facebook
  • View lemonandolives’s profile on Twitter
  • View lemonandolives’s profile on Instagram
  • View lemonandolives’s profile on Pinterest
« Fried Cheese Balls From Crete
Greek Stuffed Tomatoes With Meat and Rice »

Comments

  1. Elaine Ambandos Smith says

    1 January 2018 at 6:35 pm

    You’ve got a great website here! Grandparents were from Chios and Mytilini; I am always looking for island and mainland recipes to try that are a little more useful, measurement-wise, than the “just-use-a-little-teacup’s-worth-Kukla” type of instructions that I heard all my life. Thank you!

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Rate this recipe:  

Hi! Yiasou! Welcome!

Hi! We’re Kenton & Jane of Lemon & Olives. This blog is dedicated to exploring Greek food and culture, the Mediterranean lifestyle, and traveling Greece. We’ve collected many Greek recipes over the years from Greece and family members, and we’re still learning as we go! This blog is our way of documenting our journey…read more

Find A Recipe

Learn All Things Greek

  • Overview Of Greek Cuisine
  • Greek Cheeses
  • Greek Wines
  • Culture
  • Ouzo
  • Travel
  • Greek Coffee
  • Greek Olive Oil
  • Finding Your Kefi
  • Mediterranean Lifestyle Diet

Our Newly Launched Shop




Our eCookBook Is Out NOW!

Share Your Recipes

Have a Greek recipe you'd love to share?
Contact us
  • About
  • Greek Recipes
  • Blog
  • Shop
  • Contact

Copyright © 2021 Lemon & Olives. All Rights Reserved · Work With Us | Privacy Policy | Disclaimer | Affiliate Disclosure | DMCA Policy