Greek Portokalopita. Orange Pie
By: Alexia Papadopoulou
Published: Wednesday, March 25, 2015 - 4:04pm

Ingredients




1 package 500 g phyllo pastry
150 g Greek yogurt
200 ml sunflower oil
100 g  sugar
4 eggs
Zest of 2 oranges
baking powder 20 g
1 tsp orange essence
Syrup
2 cups sugar
3 cups water
Orange zest

Preparation

1 Separate the phyllo pastry sheets and set them aside to dry for 30 min. 2 In a large bowl, mix  all the ingredients and combine gently into a thin, creamy batter. 3 Tear the phyllo pastry sheets into small pieces and put them into the bowl with the mixture. 4 Pour the the mixture into the greased rectangle (30x23) baking pan and bake in the oven at 180°C for 30 min or until golden. Remove from the oven and let it cool. 5 Meanwhile, prepare the syrup: put the ingredients for the syrup in a small saucepan and cook for 10 min. 6 Cut the cooled pie into eaqule square pieces and drizzle with syrup. Serve with IceCream.