Real African Dishes: [MC-AllEthnic-Recipes] Greek Tahini Cake

Thursday, August 11, 2011

[MC-AllEthnic-Recipes] Greek Tahini Cake - Tahinopita

* Exported from MasterCook *

Greek Tahini Cake - Tahinopita

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Serving Size : 24 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : LowCal (Less than 300 cals) LowerCarbs

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 tablespoon vegetable margarine -- or peanut oil
1 cup Tahini
1 cup Caster sugar -- extra-fine sugar
1 Orange -- (grated rind only)
3/4 cup Strained orange juice
2 1/4 cups Plain flour
1 pinch Salt
3 teaspoons Baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon Ground allspice
1/2 cup Finely chopped walnuts
1/2 cup Sultanas -- (white raisins)

1.This cake is frequently made during Lent as it contains no animal products.
2.Peanut butter, the smooth, creamy variety, may be used instead of tahini.
3.Oven temperature: 180 C (350 F) Cooking time: 45-60 minutes Grease a 20 cm (8 inch) tube pan or a 20 x 30 cm (8 x 12 inch) slab cake pan with melted margarine or oil.
4.Chill in refrigerator until required.
5.Beat tahini, sugar and orange rind for 10 minutes, then gradually beat in orange juice.
6.Sift dry ingredients twice and fold into tahini mixture.
7.Blend in walnuts and sultanas.
8.Dust chilled cake pan with flour and turn batter into pan.
9.Spread evenly and knock base of pan on table top to settle batter.
10.Bake in a moderate oven for 55-60 minutes for tube pan, 45 minutes or so for slab cake.
11.When cooked, invert cake in its pan onto cake rack and leave for 2-3 minutes before lifting pan from cake.
12.Cool cake and cut in slices or squares to serve.
13.Store cake in a sealed container.

Makes 24 two-inch squares

Cuisine:
"Greek"
Source:
"cake.recipes.ubr.com"
S(Formatted by Chupa Babi):
"Aug 2011"
Yield:
"1 cake"
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 157 Calories; 7g Fat (41.1% calories from fat); 4g Protein; 20g Carbohydrate; 2g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol; 111mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1/2 Grain(Starch); 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Fat; 1/2 Other Carbohydrates.

Nutr. Assoc. : 4098 0 1445 0 3410 3309 0 0 0 0 20187 904680