Hello everybody, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, portokalopita - greek orange cake. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Portokalopita - Greek orange cake is one of the most favored of recent trending meals on earth. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. Portokalopita - Greek orange cake is something that I have loved my entire life. They are fine and they look fantastic.
Portokalopita is a moist, delicious Greek cake made with shredded phyllo dough, oranges, and Greek yogurt that is soaked with a homemade orange syrup after baking. Portokalopita is a deliciously different cake, and a must-try for anyone who is afraid of phyllo. This gorgeous Greek cake combines shredded filo, oranges, Greek yogurt and olive oil for a unique and easy treat.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have portokalopita - greek orange cake using 17 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Portokalopita - Greek orange cake:
- Take Syrup
- Prepare 375 ml water
- Take 300 g sugar
- Take 80 ml orange juice
- Get 1 cinnamon stick
- Get Cake
- Get 250 g Filo
- Take 4 eggs
- Get 160 g sugar
- Get Zest of 2 oranges
- Prepare 1 cup greek yoghurt
- Make ready 1 tsp vanilla essence
- Prepare 1 tsp baking powder
- Prepare 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- Make ready 1/4 tsp salt
- Prepare 250 ml vegetable oil
- Get 125 ml orange juice
Consequently, this portokalopita recipe has density you can't beat. Deep-golden crust on top, custardy, with a thick. I don't know exactly the origin of this superb cake but if you taste it once there is no going back. Portokalopita, also known as Greek orange phyllo cake is a traditional Greek pie (or cake) made by soaking shredded, crispy phyllo sheets into a sweet orange syrup with a refreshing and exotic taste.
Instructions to make Portokalopita - Greek orange cake:
- Add the water, sugar, orange juice, the cinnamon stick to a saucepan and bring to the boil. Once it starts boiling, simmer uncovered for 15 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool completely.
- While the syrup is being prepared, you must dry out the phyllo. Preheat your oven to 90oC. Scrunch up each filo sheet, starting from the short side, and place on a baking tray. You might need 2 baking sheets to accommodate all of your filo. Bake for 10 minutes then flip each filo sheet over and bake for an additional 8 minutes. Remove from the oven, and let sit for at least another 20 minutes. With your hands, start tearing the phyllo into small pieces, and set them aside.
- Preheat oven to 180oC.
- In a large mixing bowl combine the eggs and the sugar and beat for 3 - 4 minutes, until it is a pale yellow colour.
- Add the orange zest, Greek yoghurt, vanilla extract, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and salt, and mix until just combined.
- Next add the oil and the orange juice to the bowl, and mix to combine well with the rest of the ingredients.
- Using a rubber spatula begin to incorporate your dried out and torn filo into the cake batter, a little bit at a time. If you put all the pieces in at once, they will clump together.
- After you have incorporated all of your filo into the batter, pour the mixture into a greased baking dish (I use a 30x20cm casserole dish). Bake for 50-60 minutes until your portokalopita is a nice golden colour.
- Once your portokalopita is baked remove it from the oven and immediately pierce it in several places with a long clean skewer.
- Pour your cooled syrup onto the hot cake, one ladle at at time. Allow each ladle to be absorbed into the cake before adding the next one. Repeat until all of the syrup has been used.
- Let your cake cool for 2-3 hours before cutting, to allow the syrup to be fully absorbed.
Portokalopita is a soft, golden-colored dessert that you will encounter all around Greece. This traditional Greek orange cake is juicy, fragrant and so satisfying. Portokalopita belongs to a family of sweets we call here in Greece siropiasta, which means that they have syrup in them. Basically the cake is drizzled with syrup after it is baked and is left to absorb all the syrup. Portokalopita is a deliciously different cake, and a must-try for anyone who is afraid of filo.
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