Snack · 60 min · greek

Vasilopita

A Greek snack built around flour and butter — on the table in 60 minutes. At 418 calories and 6g protein per serving, it fits easily into a high-protein day. Leftovers keep well, so it doubles as next-day lunch without any extra work.

✓ USDA-verified nutrition data

Ingredients

• 3.5 cups Flour
• 1 cup Butter
• 1.5 cups Sugar
• 4 Eggs
• 1/2 cup Orange juice
• 2 tbsp Orange zest
• 1 tbsp Baking powder
• 1 Coin
• 1/2 cup Powdered sugar

Steps

1. Cream the butter and sugar until pale and fluffy, about 5 minutes — the cake’s tenderness starts here.
2. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then the orange juice and zest.
3. Fold in the flour and baking powder gently; the batter should be thick and fragrant.
4. Pour into a buttered round pan and press the wrapped coin into the batter — the finder gets luck for the year.
5. Bake at 350°F for 45 minutes until deep golden and a tester comes out clean.
6. Cool completely, then dust the top thickly with powdered sugar.
7. Cut on New Year’s Day with ceremony: the first slice for Christ, the second for the house, then for each person oldest to youngest.

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