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Lent Cakes (nistisima koulourakia)

Added by Despina33 | Wed 15 Apr 2009 @ 19:11

Lent Cakes (nistisima koulourakia)

Special cakes that you can have for lent

Ingredients
1 1/2 cups olive oil
2 cups sugar
1 1/2 cups orange juice
2 tsp baking soda
1 wineglass Brandy
1250 grams flour (all purpose)


Method
Preheat oven at 350F
Beat the sugar and oil. Add orange juice , the baking soda dissolved in the brandy and finally the flour, little bit at the time.

Knead the ingredients together and form a 6 inch long cylinder the thickness of a finger and shape into circles, twists or the figure eight.
Place on a baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes.

tried this recipe or a similar one? share your tips...

1. by Paras on Wed 23 Dec 2009 @ 19:21

You can add cinnamon and ground clove for additional flavor. Walnut chopped well is another option.

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