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Milk pie of Chios

2 lt fresh milk
2 ½ cups fine semolina
2 ½ cups sugar
Lemon skin
Mastic of Chios, powdered
5 eggs
2 tablespoons butter

For the garnish:
3 tablespoons sugar
½ teaspoon cinnamon

Milk pie of Chios

Boil the milk with ½ cup of sugar, butter and the lemon skin. Bring to the boil and add the semolina while stirring with a wooden spoon. When the mixture thickens, remove from heat. In a separate bowl, beat the eggs, the remaining sugar and mastic powder. Pour into the mixture while still hot, stirring briskly.

Milk pie of Chios

Pour mixture into a buttered baking pan and bake at 170 C for 45 minutes until golden brown. Cut into squares and top with crystallized sugar and cinnamon.