Galaktoboureko

Syrup
3/4 cup water
1 cup granulated sugar
Juice of 1 lemon
1 edge of orange rind
1 cinnamon stick
Boil for 10 minutes. Cool. Prepare this before making pastry.

Pastry
2 quarts milk
1 cup farina
6 eggs
3/4 pound unsalted sweet butter
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
20 phyllo sheets


Heat milk to scalding. Beat eggs until thick. Add farina and mix. Add mixture to milk with 1/4 pound butter. Heat, stirring, until thickened. Remove from heat. Add vanilla extract. Melt remaining butter and butter bottom and sides of a 10 x 14 x 2-inch pan. Place 10 buttered phyllo leaves in pan. Pour farina mixture in and cover with remaining phyllo, buttering each leaf as it is laid. Butter the top sheet very well and score into diamond-shaped pieces.
Bake at 350 degrees F for 50 to 60 minutes.
Pour the COOLED syrup over HOT pastry.