Friday, 14 January 2011

More oranges

waiting for my guests to arrive, the casserole is in the oven, so I thought that I would add a few more words on oranges.
The fruit bowl is burgening with seasonal oranges si I thought that i would just put this cake together. its origins are definetly mediterranean , perhaps not greek, who knows.
It is a combination or 2 oranges and one lemon ,boiled for about an hour then drained and pureed. The puree of fruit is then added to 5 eggs beaten with 2 cups of sugar, and finally you mix in 5 cups of ground almonds with a teaspoon of baking powder.
Bake at 180c until a skewer comes out clean. I then decorated it with caramelised clementines.
I have also made this using more puree 3-4 oranges less almonds and some self raising flour.Greeks wouls probably substitute some semolina
Any way it makes a really good cake when oranges are sweet and plentiful
ps remove any pips from the fruit before you puree.
It will be tonights dessert served with some plain greek yoghurt.
The maincourse is a simple casserole of beef with loads of leeks and carrots, served sprinkled with fresh parsley and plain boiled broccoli.

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