Portokalopita - Greek - Sweet Orange Pie - cooking recipe

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

Preparation

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