Clementine and Chia Seed Yogurt Pound Cake
- 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 2 tablespoons chia seeds
- 1 1/2 tablespoons of finely grated orange or clementine zest (about 4 clementines)
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 stick unsalted butter
- 3 large eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 to 3 clementines, sliced 1/8 inch thick, seeds removed
- 1/4 cup fresh clementine juice (from about 2 clementines)
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- 3 to 4 tablespoons fresh lemon juice (from 1-2 lemons)
- Make the Pound Cake Preheat the oven to 350.
- Butter one 9-by-5-inch loaf pan.
- Combine the yogurt, chia seeds and zest in a small bowl and set aside.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda and salt.
- Make the Pound Cake With an electric mixer on high speed, beat the butter and granulated sugar in a large mixing bowl until light and fluffy, about 4 minutes.
- Stir in the vanilla extract and then add the eggs in one at a time, beating well with each addition.
- Reduce the speed to low; beat in the dry ingredients in 3 batches, alternating with 2 batches of the chia yogurt mixture.
- Make the Pound Cake Pour batter evenly into prepared pan and smooth the top with an offset spatula.
- Bake until a cake tester comes out clean, about 35 to 40 minutes.
- If the top begins to brown towards the final minutes in baking, tent the cake loosely with a strip of tin foil.
- Meanwhile, make the candied clementine slices and syrup In a medium saucepan, combine the granulated sugar and the water and bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve the sugar.
- Add the clementine slices and simmer gently over medium-low heat for about 8 minutes until slices are moderately opaque, lightly stirring the slices every other minute or so.
- Turn off the heat and transfer slices to a sheet of waxed paper.
- Stir in the citrus juice into the syrup to taste.
- Meanwhile, make the candied clementine slices and syrup Once the cake is out of the oven, use a wooden skewer to poke a few holes in the top of the loaf.
- Slowly pour the syrup in 2 or 3 additions over the surface of the pound cake, reserving some syrup to also brush the sides with as well.
- Transfer cake to a wire rack to cool completely, about 1 hour.
- Turn cake onto rack and line it underneath with a sheet of parchment paper.
- Make the Glaze Combine the confectioners' sugar and lemon juice together, adjusting with more lemon juice if consistency is too thick.
- Pour the glaze over the cake letting it drip down the sides.
- Let it set, and garnish with the candied clementine slices and a sprinkling of chia seeds.
yogurt, chia seeds, flour, baking soda, salt, sugar, butter, eggs, vanilla, granulated sugar, water, clementines, fresh clementine juice, sugar, lemon juice
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/clementine-and-chia-seed-yogurt-pound-cake (may not work)