Fanouropita is a Greek cake to honor Saint Fanourios, the patron saint of finding lost things. Make this traditional recipe for fanouropita, fast and simple.
Course Dessert
Cuisine Greek
Keyword Fanouropita
Prep Time 10minutes
Cook Time 1hour
Total Time 1hour10minutes
Servings 6
Calories 420kcal
Author wwwmygreeksalad
Ingredients
1 1/4cup/ 300 g. carbonated orange juicelike Fanta
1 1/4cup/ 300 g. extra virgin olive oil
1 1/4cup/ 300 g. sugar
1tsp.baking soda
1tsp.glound clove
1tsp.ground cinnamon
1.1lb/ 500 g. all purpose flour
1/4cupwalnutschopped
1/4cupraisins
1tbspicing sugaroptional
Instructions
Preheat the oven at 180oC / 350oF.
In a large bowl, mix carbonated orange juice, extra virgin olive oil with the sugar, baking soda, clove, and cinnamon. Sift the flour in the mixture and whisk. Add the walnuts and the raisins to the mixture. Whisk until the ingredients are well combined.
Transfer the mixture in a greased and floured 30 cm / 8’’ baking tin. Bake for 1 hour, until the crust is golden. Let the fanouropita cool down. Cut in rectangle slices and dust with icing sugar (optional).