Citrus orange juice and zest and nutty quinoa moist buttery pound pastry; Orange Quinoa Cake aka Bolo de Laranja
Drool over something delicious and packed with flavour. And, peak to new heights.
This dish will suspend your belief that vegan food can’t be made super yummy and moreish.
Make this:
- When summer beckons and oranges are aplenty. You need a sweet luxurious to use all those oranges and bake into a moist cake to share with friends
- When a relaxed get-together with Uncle Tom that has all the trappings of a homey, rustic appeal – it’s time for a firm favourite dish to come out
- When you’ve invited your bestie for a cuppa and natter at afternoon team. It’s time to roll out that classical trimming
Orange Quinoa Cake is a typical dish serve in Portugal. It was inspired when attending a friend’s home in Porto at the Saint John’s Festival, Festa de Sao Joao. She had made this lush Bolo de Laranja and unfortunately it was not vegan but encouraged me to make this dish. Other than that, the Festival was simply outworldly; we had Chinese lanterns which sauntered into the night sky and afterwards everyone went into the streets. We were all hitting each other with plastic hammers, and the festivities were topped with a fireworks display at midnight over the Douro River.
Orange Quinoa Cake is vegan, gluten-free and Portuguese cuisine.
What equipment to use
For this recipe, I suggest:
Stove
High-speed blender
Oven
What to do next
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Top tip – take the orange remove as much of the pith as possible but do not over worry if this proves difficult. Though, the pith tends to be bitter, it is equally nutritious as the fruit itself.
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