Cranberry Orange Soufra

This Cranberry Orange Soufra is a deliciously decadent Greek dessert. It's a ruffled phyllo pie with a creamy custard, cranberries and a hint of fresh orange.

Prep Time30

Cook Time45

Total Time1 15

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Greek

Keyword: cranberries, filo, orange

Servings: servings

Calories: 773kcal

Author: MaryAnn Dwyer

Ingredients

2/3 cup dried cranberries
12 oz. phyllo dough, you will most likely only find phyllo dough in a 16-oz. package. You can freeze the remainder for another recipes
1 cup unsalted butter, melted
2 1/2 cups heavy cream
1 cup granulated sugar
5 large eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
2 medium oranges, zested with a box grater
confectioners' sugar, for dusting

Instructions

Place your cranberries in a small heatproof bowl. Pour some boiling water over the cranberries and let sit for 20 minutes. Drain. Set aside.
Remove your phyllo dough from the freezer and let it come to room temperature.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a large bowl, whisk together heavy cream, granulated sugar, eggs, vanilla and orange zest. Set aside.
Lay one sheet of the phyllo pastry on a work area with the shortest side facing you. Brush the sheet with some of the melted butter. Add another sheet on top of the buttered sheet and using your fingers you'll fold the pastry in an accordian-like design. Transfer it to the center of a 12-inch round baking dish and coil it like a rose. Repeat with the remaining phyllo, placing the accordian-like sheets around the center rose until your dish is full (as picture above).
Brush the top of the phyllo pastry with any remaining butter and bake for 15 minutes, until lightly browned. Remove from the oven a scatter a few of the dried cranberries over the top. Gently pour the custard over the top of the baked phyllo and scatter the remaining cranberries over the top.
Bake for another 30 minutes until puffy and golden. Remove from the oven and let cool for 10 minutes before sprinkling with confectioners' sugar. Cut into wedges to serve.

Notes

Mary has a fabulous video on her Instagram page with step by step directions on how to make the lemon blueberry version. Be sure to check it out.

Make sure to remove your phyllo from the freezer to come to room temperature before starting the recipe.

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