Portokalopita
Directions
- 1Juice the oranges and set aside. Preheat oven to 170 degrees Celsius fan.
- 2In a bowl, whisk together the sugar, oil and eggs until combined. Then pour the orange juice, add the orange zest and yoghurt, and whisk to combine once again.
- 3Add the shredded filo pastry to the wet ingredients, along with the baking powder and vanilla essence. Stir to combine.
- 4Pour the mixture into a pre-greased baking dish, and bake for 45 minutes until the cake has solidified and become golden brown on top.
- 5In a saucepan, add the sugar, water and cinnamon stick and bring to a boil.
- 6Once the cake is cooked, carefully pour over the syrup and leave to cool before serving.
Ingredients
- 2 oranges
- 200 g sugar
- 225 ml vegetable oil
- 2 large eggs
- 150 g 0% fat Greek yoghurt
- 1 heaped tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
- 300 g filo pastry
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 cup water
- 1 cinnamon stick
Equipment
knifespoonforkcitrus juicerwhiskgraterbaking dishsaucepan