Saint Fanourios Cake

Recipe Ingredients

1 cup	237ml	Orange juice
1/2 cup	118ml	Brandy
2 tablespoons	30ml	Unsalted butter
2 cups	320g / 11oz	Golden raisins
3/4 cup	148g / 5.2oz	Sugar
1/2 cup	118ml	Honey
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Salt
1 tablespoon	15ml	Ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Ground cloves
2 cups	125g / 4.4oz	All-purpose flour
2 teaspoons	10ml	Double-acting baking powder
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Baking soda
2 tablespoons	30ml	Grated orange peel
1/2 cup	55g / 1.9oz	Sesame seeds - (optional)
1/4 cup	59ml	Brandy

Recipe Instructions

Preheat oven to 325F.

Combine orange juice, 1/2 cup brandy, butter, raisins, sugar, honey, salt, cinnamon, and cloves in a large heavy-bottomed saucepan. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for 10 minutes, or until thick and syrupy. Set pot in cold water to cool mixture completely.

Sift flour, baking powder, and baking soda into cooled syrup. Beat vigorously for 8 to 10 minutes, or until batter is smooth and bubbly. Stir in grated peel.

Turn into well-buttered 7-inch fluted tube pan or 8-inch loaf pan. Sprinkle with sesame seeds. Bake for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Sprinkle with 1/4 cup brandy and cool cake in pan.

[Saint Fanourios is the patron saint of the "lost and found." According to tradition, whenever a treasured possession is lost, the owner pledges to bake a fruit cake for Saint Fanourios in the hope of finding it. When the article is found the owner makes good his vow and presents the cake to his neighborhood church for blessing. Afterward, it is distributed to the poor.]

From "The Complete Book of Greek Cooking - The Recipe Club of Saint Paul's Greek Orthodox Cathedral"

Source:
Jeff Smith

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