Portokalopita (orange-flavored cake) is considered by some to be the ultimate Greek dessert.
The calendar of the Greek Orthodox Church is packed with feast days, which is a good thing if you like food, especially sweets. Over the centuries, home cooks in Greece have developed a diverse repertoire of desserts that includes everything from simple semolina cakes like revani to baklava to sumptuous custard desserts. An orange-flavored cake, called portokalopita, made by Haroula Daskalakis, a home cook in Crete, is in my estimation possibly the ultimate Greek dessert.
The crisp phyllo pastry, the semolina-thickened custard, and the delicate sugar syrup—all are hallmarks of Middle Eastern pastry making. Only the lavish amount of olive oil, used instead of the butter typically favored in Turkey or the Arab world, seems to confirm that it is truly Greek.
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