Tahinopita (A Greek Lenten Cake)

• 1 cup tahini (make sure you combine it because sometimes it separates and the oil floats to the top)
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 orange, grated, zest of
• 3/4 cup orange juice
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 dash salt
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon clove
• 1/2 teaspoon allspice
• 1/2 cup walnuts (broken into small pieces)
• 1/2 cup sultana raisin

1. Preheat oven to 350 F (180C).
2. If this cake is to be Lenten, then grease a loaf pan with olive oil, otherwise, use butter, and dust pan with flour.
3. Prepare all dry ingredients in a bowl to have on hand.
4. Beat tahini, sugar and orange rind until fluffy and creamy (about 8 minutes on high).
5. Gradually add orange juice alternately with dry ingredients.
6. Stir in walnuts and sultana raisins.
7. Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for approximately 50-60 minutes (until tester comes out clean).

tahini, sugar, orange, orange juice, flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, allspice, walnuts, sultana raisin

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/tahinopita-a-greek-lenten-cake-59786 (may not work)