Tahinopita
Nutritional Info
- Servings Per Recipe: 12
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 299.1
- Total Fat: 11.1 g
- Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
- Sodium: 86.7 mg
- Total Carbs: 47.7 g
- Dietary Fiber: 3.2 g
- Protein: 6.0 g
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Introduction
This is a sweet Greek cake made with sesame seed paste (AKA tahini). It is dense, rife with raisins and nuts, and tastes something like the best oatmeal raisin cookie ever. It is also "Lenten", meaning it contains no dairy, eggs, or oil and is suitable for "fasting" days in the Greek Orthodox church. This is a sweet Greek cake made with sesame seed paste (AKA tahini). It is dense, rife with raisins and nuts, and tastes something like the best oatmeal raisin cookie ever. It is also "Lenten", meaning it contains no dairy, eggs, or oil and is suitable for "fasting" days in the Greek Orthodox church.Number of Servings: 12
Ingredients
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1 ¼ cups flour
1 cup quick oats
3 ¼ tsp baking powder
¾ tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
¾ cup tahini
¾ cup orange juice
½ cup sugar
¾ cup raisins
1/4 cup chopped hazelnuts
2 tbsp pine nuts
1/2 cup honey, warmed until runny
Directions
Preheat oven to 350º. Grease & flour an 8" springform pan.
Sift together the flour, oats, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon, set aside.
Beat together tahini and orange juice with electric beaters.
Add sugar and beat until smooth.
Add the dry ingredients and mix well with a wooden spoon.
Stir in the raisins and nuts. This will be very thick.
Press the dough into the prepared pan, using slightly wet fingers to press the dough into place.
Bake for 35 minutes.
Let cool in pan 10 minutes.
Poke several holes into (but not through) cake, pour warm honey over.
Let sit 30 minutes, then remove from pan and cool on a wire rack.
Number of Servings: 12
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JO_JO_BA.
Sift together the flour, oats, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon, set aside.
Beat together tahini and orange juice with electric beaters.
Add sugar and beat until smooth.
Add the dry ingredients and mix well with a wooden spoon.
Stir in the raisins and nuts. This will be very thick.
Press the dough into the prepared pan, using slightly wet fingers to press the dough into place.
Bake for 35 minutes.
Let cool in pan 10 minutes.
Poke several holes into (but not through) cake, pour warm honey over.
Let sit 30 minutes, then remove from pan and cool on a wire rack.
Number of Servings: 12
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JO_JO_BA.