Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

Karen Mintzias 5 tb Cognac
3 c Water 1 ts Vanilla extract
4 c Granulated sugar 1/2 ts Baking soda
1 Orange or lemon; peel only 6 oz Zwieback; crushed fine
2 Whole cloves 1 lb Walnuts; coarsely chopped
18 Eggs; separated 1 ts Ground cinnamon

Combine the water, 2 1/2 cups of the sugar, orange or lemon peel, and
cloves in a saucepan and boil for 10 minutes. Remove the peel and
cloves and cool. Meanwhile, using an electric mixer, beat the egg
yolks until light and lemon colored, and gradually add the remaining
1 1/2 cups sugar. In a separate bowl, mix the Cognac, vanilla
extract, and baking soda and slowly add to the yolks and sugar.
Combine zwieback, walnuts, and cinnamon, and gradually add to the
batter, mixing on low speed. Meanwhile, beat the egg whites until
soft peaks form. Slowly fold into the cake batter, then pour into a
greased 15 1/2" x 11" x 2" baking pan. Bake in a 350 degree oven for
30 minutes, or until a deep chestnut color. Remove from the oven and
set on a wire rack. Spoon the cooled syrup over the cake and allow
it to cool in the pan. Cut into traditional diamond shapes,
according to desired size.

From "The Food of Greece" by Vilma Liacouras Chantiles, Avenel Books,
New York.

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Typed for you by Karen Mintzias

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