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Saint Fanourios Cake (Fanouropita)

Ingredients:
1 cup of orange juice
1 cup of olive oil
1 cup of sugar
1 spoonful of cinnamon
1 spoonful of clove
2 teaspoons of baking powder
1 teaspoon of bicarbonate soda
½ kilo of flour
1 glass of water
Olive for the baking pan
Sesame for the sprinkling (optional)
White almonds (optional)
Caster sugar (optional)

 

Instructions:
In a bowl, mix the orange juice, the oil, the sugar, the cinnamon, the clove, the bicarbonate soda, the baking powder, the flour and the water, until the mixture is smooth enough. Oil a baking pan with a brush and spread sesame on its surface. Pour the mixture in the baking pan and sprinkle it with sesame and as many almonds as you want. Bake it at 180 degrees for about 50 minutes. As soon as the cake is cold enough, cut it in 40 small pieces according to the tradition. Sprinkle it with caster sugar if you wish.

 

Find here the cookbook: Traditional Recipies of Holy Mount Athos by Monk Nikitas Agioreitis

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