Ravani (Cake lenten)

Posted on Feb 8, 2010 in Desserts | 0 comments

INGREDIENTS

• 4 cups water
• 1 ½ cups olive oil
• 4 cups sugar
• 1 orange (juice of)
• 1/2 kgr fine semolina
• 1/2 kgr coarse meal
• 1 baking pan (diameter = 30cm)
• sugar, cinnamon and almonds for garnish ..

METHOD

1. Bring all the liquid and sugar to a boil and add the meal a little at time.
2. Remove from the heat and stir constantly with a wooden spoon, occassionally bring it over medium heat for a minute or so until the mixture thickens and penetrate continuously a knife into the mixture does not stick on the knife.
3. Then pour the mixture into the baking pan (diameter = 30cm) and press the top with a spatula until the surface smoothens, cut into diamond shapes, and put one almond skinned in each piece.
4. Then bake at 180 °c, for about 1 hour until the top is golden brownish.
5. Remove from the oven and when it’s cool sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar.