Categories: New Year's

Ingredients

• 1 cup melted butter
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 jigger cognac
• 1 cup orange juice
• zest of an orange
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 6 eggs, separated
• 4 - 4 1/2 cups flour, unsifted
• almonds
• Coin, wrapped in foil

Directions

1. Beat egg whites until stiff

2. Beat butter and sugar

3. Add egg yolks, orange juice and cognac

4. Combine baking powder with flour

5. Add to the batter

6. Fold in egg whites

7. Grease and flour pan

8. Pour in batter and insert coin

9. Decorate with almonds (A cross shape)

10. Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for about 50 minutes

11. Remove and brush with egg/milk mixture

12. Cool before removing from pan

13. When cutting, make the sign of the cross over the Vasilopita

14. The first piece is for Jesus

15. The 2nd piece is for the homeless

16. Then continue to cut for each member of the family, oldest to youngest

17. If other people are present, continue cutting a piece for each

18. The person who gets the coin should keep it in a safe place and will have good luck all year.

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