- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a bundt or tube pan, or springform pan.
- Finely grind ½ cup of the slivered almonds, and then mix with the flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
- Combine olive oil, sugar and eggs until frothy.
- Add small amounts of flour and orange juice to the egg mixture until you have combined all the ingredients.
- Add the orange zest to the batter and then put into the prepared pan.
- Sprinkle the top with the remaining ½ cup of slivered almonds.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes. Cool in the pan for 15-30 minutes and then remove from the pan, inverting it so that the almonds are on top.
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Ingredients:
½ cup of extra virgin olive oil
1 ¼ cups of sugar
2 eggs
1 cup slivered almonds
1 ¼ cups whole wheat flour
1 ¼ cups unbleached white flour
1 ½ teaspoons baking poder
¼ teaspoon salt
½ cup orange juice
1 orange, zested
Nutrition:
Calories: 400, Total fat: 21g, Saturated fat: 3g, Sodium: 90mg, Carbohydrates: 50g, Fiber: 4g, Total sugars: 33g, Added sugars: 31g, Protein: 6g
Author:
Recipe adapted from Mark Bittman’s “How to Cook Everything.” Photo courtesy of Kayla Sinnott