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Ingredients:
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- 8 1/2 c. wheat
flour |
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- 2 Tbs. baking
powder |
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- 1 tsp. salt |
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- 1 c. + 2Tbs.
butter - soft |
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- 2 1/4 c. sugar |
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- 4 eggs |
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- 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 c. milk |
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- 1 grated lemon rind |
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- confectioner's sugar |
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Preparation:
Sift flour, baking powder, and salt into
bowl. Cream together the softened butter and sugar,
and beat the eggs into the mixture one at a time.
Gradually stir in the milk and the flour. Mix to a
smooth dough, and flavor with grated lemon rind.
Preheat over to 350 °F.
Line a 12-inch pan with with baking parchment, put
in the dough, smooth it over, and bake in preheated
oven for 40 minutes, until the cake begins to brown.
Turn out the cake, allow it to cool, and dust with
confectioner's sugar and nuts. Finally, hide a Flouri
coin in it from underneath.
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Excerpts from:
"Culinaria
Greece"
by Marianthi Milona |
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Vasilópita (New Year's Bread) is
a sweet nut cake with a coin hidden inside, traditionally served on New
Year's Eve, when families honor St. Vasilios (Santa Claus), who comes
down to earth on that day. Vasilópita can be made as a Madeira sponge or
a puff pastry pastry cake with nuts, or in a savory version with meat. A
coin is hidden inside the cake after baking, and the cake is cut on New
Year's Eve, with all the family present. The pieces are distributed in a
predetermined order: the first is for Christ, the second for Mary, the
third is for St. Vasilios, the fourth for the house, the fifth for the
head of the family, the sixth for the mother, then one for each of the
children. A piece is also cut for each absent member of the family.
Whoever finds the coin can look forward to special success in the coming
year.
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Litouryá (Altar
Bread) is another famous Greek bread, which is uniquely
pressed with a large circular stamp detailing a Byzantine cross
with the letters standing for Yisús Christós Niká (Jesus
Christ is victorious). After baking, the bread is traditionally
brought to church to be blessed during the liturgy. Served with
wine to represent the blood of Christ, this bread represents the
living body of Christ. Purchase your own Litouryá stamp by
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as well as of fertility and prosperity.
This veneration of the fruit is rooted
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Aphrodite, the Goddess of Beauty, was
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the pomegranate, this ancient symbol of
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