saint basil's bread (vasilopeta)
Saint Basil's Bread (Vasilopeta) Source: Lior's Kitchen Talk A Greek New Year's bread. The cakes differ in the various regions of Greece: some are a type of bread, others a type of...
Ingredients
- 2cupgranulated sugar
- 3cupall-purpose flour
- 6eggs
- 2teaspoondouble-acting baking powder
- 1cuplukewarm milk
- 1/2teaspoonbaking soda
- 11/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1/2cupchopped nuts (walnuts, almonds, or pistachios)
Directions
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Saint Basil's Bread (Vasilopeta) Source: Lior's Kitchen Talk A Greek New Year's bread
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The cakes differ in the various regions of Greece: some are a type of bread, others a type of rich yeast cake, others are flat, made of cook
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The cakes may differ, but all include the customary hidden silver coin
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It symbolizes good luck to the person who finds the coin in his piece of cake
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The head of the family cuts slices in a very precise order
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The first piece goes to Saint Basil for the cake is made in his honor
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The second piece goes to Christ
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The third piece is for the oldest member of the family, and on down to the youngest