Hello everybody, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, portokalopita - greek orange cake. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Portokalopita is a moist, delicious Greek cake made with shredded phyllo dough, oranges, and Greek yogurt that is soaked with a homemade orange Portokalopita is a deliciously different cake, and a must-try for anyone who is afraid of phyllo. Because here the phyllo is shredded to bits - the. This gorgeous Greek cake combines shredded filo, oranges, Greek yogurt and olive oil for a unique and easy treat.

Portokalopita - Greek orange cake is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It is appreciated by millions every day. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. Portokalopita - Greek orange cake is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They are fine and they look fantastic.

To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have portokalopita - greek orange cake using 17 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Portokalopita - Greek orange cake:

1. Prepare Syrup
2. Get water
3. Take sugar
4. Take orange juice
5. Take cinnamon stick
6. Make ready Cake
7. Make ready Filo
8. Get eggs
9. Prepare sugar
10. Prepare Zest of 2 oranges
11. Make ready greek yoghurt
12. Make ready vanilla essence
13. Take baking powder
14. Make ready bicarbonate of soda
15. Make ready salt
16. Take vegetable oil
17. Prepare orange juice

The gorgeous orange and cinnamon syrup ensures this cake stays beautifully moist. Portokalopita, also known as Greek orange phyllo cake is a traditional Greek pie (or cake) made by soaking shredded, crispy phyllo sheets into a sweet orange syrup with a refreshing and exotic taste. Portokalopita is a soft, golden-colored dessert that you will encounter all around Greece. This traditional Greek orange cake is juicy, fragrant and so satisfying.

Instructions to make Portokalopita - Greek orange cake:

1. Add the water, sugar, orange juice, the cinnamon stick to a saucepan and bring to the boil. Once it starts boiling, simmer uncovered for 15 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool completely.
2. While the syrup is being prepared, you must dry out the phyllo. Preheat your oven to 90oC. Scrunch up each filo sheet, starting from the short side, and place on a baking tray. You might need 2 baking sheets to accommodate all of your filo. Bake for 10 minutes then flip each filo sheet over and bake for an additional 8 minutes. Remove from the oven, and let sit for at least another 20 minutes. With your hands, start tearing the phyllo into small pieces, and set them aside.
3. Preheat oven to 180oC.
4. In a large mixing bowl combine the eggs and the sugar and beat for 3 - 4 minutes, until it is a pale yellow colour.
5. Add the orange zest, Greek yoghurt, vanilla extract, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and salt, and mix until just combined.
6. Next add the oil and the orange juice to the bowl, and mix to combine well with the rest of the ingredients.
7. Using a rubber spatula begin to incorporate your dried out and torn filo into the cake batter, a little bit at a time. If you put all the pieces in at once, they will clump together.
8. After you have incorporated all of your filo into the batter, pour the mixture into a greased baking dish (I use a 30x20cm casserole dish). Bake for 50-60 minutes until your portokalopita is a nice golden colour.
9. Once your portokalopita is baked remove it from the oven and immediately pierce it in several places with a long clean skewer.
10. Pour your cooled syrup onto the hot cake, one ladle at at time. Allow each ladle to be absorbed into the cake before adding the next one. Repeat until all of the syrup has been used.
11. Let your cake cool for 2-3 hours before cutting, to allow the syrup to be fully absorbed.

Portokalopita belongs to a family of sweets we call here in Greece siropiasta, which means that they have syrup in them. Basically the cake is drizzled with syrup after it is baked and is left to absorb all the syrup. This is "Portokalopita Greek orange filo cake" by allrecipes uk on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. An orange cake like no other, it's gorgeously moist thanks to the orange and cinnamon infused syrup. Like most Greek cakes, this cake is soaked in syrup.

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