Tahinopita – Greek Style Tahini Cake with Orange Blossom Glaze
Tahinopita – Greek Style Tahini Cake with Orange Blossom Glaze

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Great recipe for Tahinopita - Greek Style Tahini Cake with Orange Blossom Glaze. #peanutsesame Tahini is simply a paste made from ground sesame seeds. As we're using tahini in this cake, it doesn't need any eggs, dairy or added oil. It is happily vegan and a great dessert to try out, also it is. Tahinopita - Greek Style Tahini Cake with Orange Blossom Glaze instructions.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have tahinopita – greek style tahini cake with orange blossom glaze using 16 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Tahinopita – Greek Style Tahini Cake with Orange Blossom Glaze:
  1. Prepare tahini cake:
  2. Prepare 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
  3. Get 1 tbsp baking powder
  4. Make ready 1/2 tsp baking soda
  5. Make ready 1/2 tsp sea salt
  6. Make ready 1 cup sesame seeds
  7. Get 3 tbsp olive oil
  8. Take 1 1/4 cup (300 ml) freshly squeezed orange juice
  9. Get 1-2 tsp orange blossom water (optional)
  10. Take 1/2 cup sugar
  11. Make ready 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
  12. Prepare 1 tsp ground all spice
  13. Prepare orange blossom glaze:
  14. Take 125 g (1 cup) pure icing sugar, sifted
  15. Prepare 1 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
  16. Prepare 1/2 tsp orange blossom water

Stir in walnuts and sultana raisins. For the orange blossom glaze, combine all the ingredients in a bowl until smooth. Most of us are likely familiar with tahini as an ingredient in hummus or in a sauce for falafel. Great recipe for Tahinopita - Greek Style Tahini Cake with Orange Blossom Glaze. #peanutsesame Tahini is simply a paste made from ground sesame seeds.

Instructions to make Tahinopita – Greek Style Tahini Cake with Orange Blossom Glaze:
  1. To prepare tahini: In a pan, over low heat, toast sesame seeds until fragrant and very lightly colored (not brown), 3 to 5 minutes.
  2. In a food processor, process sesame seeds and olive oil into a paste, scraping down the sides. Add more olive oil until you reach the desired consistency. This makes nearly 3/4 cup tahini paste.
  3. To prepare cake: Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and line a 9" baking pan with parchment paper.
  4. Sift together the dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, baking soda, all spice powder, salt) in a medium bowl.
  5. Place the tahini in a large mixing bowl, add orange juice, sugar and orange blossom water and whisk until smooth (at least one minute).
  6. Add in the dry ingredients in thirds, and fold to incorporate.
  7. Then add the apple cider vinegar and stir quickly to incorporate (this reacts with the baking soda and puts air into the cake).
  8. Pour half of the batter into the prepared pan and smooth out the top.
  9. Bake for 30-40 minutes until golden on top and a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean.
  10. Let cool for 10-15 minutes before removing from pan.
  11. For the orange blossom glaze, combine all the ingredients in a bowl until smooth.
  12. Spoon the glaze over the cooled cakes. Slice and serve.
  13. Ready to serve and ENJOY!

Most of us are likely familiar with tahini as an ingredient in hummus or in a sauce for falafel. Great recipe for Tahinopita - Greek Style Tahini Cake with Orange Blossom Glaze. #peanutsesame Tahini is simply a paste made from ground sesame seeds. To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. In a food processor, process sesame seeds and olive oil into a paste, scraping down the sides. Tahinopita is a Greek cake that is made with tahini (a sesame paste), orange, and dried fruit.

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