Portokalopita

πορτοκαλόπιτα

Portokalópita (in greek, πορτοκαλόπιτα; from πορτοκάλι portokáli "orange" and πιτα pita "cake") is a typical greek cake whose main ingredient is sweet orange. portokalópita is very popular in greece and is usually consumed as a dessert with coffee. within greek pastries, it belongs to the family of cakes called siropiasta, sweets that are bathed in syrup, such as baklava. although it has a sponge-like appearance, its dough is actually made from dry shreds of filo dough. (φύλλο phyllo), to which a mixture of greek yogurt, egg and orange juice is added. then is bathed on top with a syrup (liquid sugar) that has been simmered with oranges and sometimes flavored with vanilla and / or cinnamon...

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