Tahinopita (A Greek Lenten Cake) - cooking recipe

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

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