Recipe Details

Summary

Name: Saint Basil's Bread (vasilopeta)

Category: Greece

2 cups granulated sugar

3 cups all−purpose flour

6 eggs

2 teaspoons double−acting baking powder

1 cup lukewarm milk

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

1/2 cup chopped nuts (walnuts, almonds, or pistachios)

1/4 cup granulated sugar

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Cream butter and sugar together until light. Add flour and stir until mixture resembles coarse meal.

Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir baking powder into milk and stir into egg

mixture.

Mix baking soda and lemon juice and stir in. Mix well. Pour into a greased round layer cake pan 10

inches in diameter and 2 inches deep. Randomly throw in a clean coin. Bake for 20 minutes.

Sprinkle with nuts and sugar and bake 20 to 30 minutes longer, or until cake tests done. Cool 10

minutes in pan and invert onto serving plate. Serve right side up.