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Simple Way to Make Award-winning Folar de Olhão (Portuguese orange-cinnamon cake)

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Folar de Olhão (Portuguese orange-cinnamon cake)

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My favourite to date is the Folar de Olhão with its seven layers of caramelised sugar and cinnamon. So the Portuguese cake is a thin layer/leaf of pastry/dough folded or rolled up. Recipe of Homemade Folar de Olhão (Portuguese orange-cinnamon cake). by Leona Fleming. Today, we're going to make a special dish, folar de olhão (portuguese orange-cinnamon cake).

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook folar de olhão (portuguese orange-cinnamon cake) using 14 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Folar de Olhão (Portuguese orange-cinnamon cake):
  1. Get Dough:
  2. Get 1/2 cup + 5 tbsp of melted and cooled butter
  3. Prepare 1/8 cup milk
  4. Make ready 1/2 cup + 4 tbsp of Orange Juice with pulp
  5. Prepare 1/8 cup Brandy or Rum (for baking or regular)
  6. Prepare 1/2 tsp salt
  7. Make ready 1 yeast packet
  8. Take 4 Cups flour
  9. Get Filling:
  10. Make ready 1/2 cup and 5 tbsp of melted butter
  11. Get 1 cup brown sugar
  12. Prepare 1 tbsp ground cinnamon
  13. Make ready 1 tsp fennel seeds chopped
  14. Prepare 2 tbsp Orange juice

Their version of folar de Olhão became a hit outside the Algarve, so they decided to bake it year-round. This Portuguese Orange Cake recipe is authentic. It was shared with my by my friend Cherie who is married to a Portuguese man with a major penchant for the orange cake of his country. Folar de Olhão is a cake from southern Portugal.

Instructions to make Folar de Olhão (Portuguese orange-cinnamon cake):
  1. For the Dough: Combine the dry ingredients in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the dough hook attachment. In a separate bowl, whisk together the liquid ingredients until combined. Pour the liquid into the dry mixture and turn the mixer on medium speed. Once a cohesive dough is formed, continue to knead in the mixer for about five minutes. Cover with plastic and allow to rise in warm place until double in size, about an hour and a half.
  2. For the Filling: Stir all the ingredients together in a medium bowl.
  3. To assemble: Butter an 8-inch ring mold or cake pan and place on a sheet tray. Scrape the dough onto a lightly floured surface and pat into a rectangle. Cut the dough into 12 squares, then roll each square into a ball. Use a rolling pin to roll each dough ball into a thin circle about 8 inches in diameter. This doesn’t have to be exact
  4. Place one circle of dough at the bottom of the pan or ring mold. Spread about 1 ½ tablespoons of filling on top of the dough. Repeat layering and filling with the rest of the, finishing with the filling on top.
  5. Cover the pan or ring mold with plastic and allow to rise in a warm place for about 45 minutes. Preheat the oven to 375ºF
  6. Bake the folar for 45 minutes. Allow the cake to cool for a few minutes, then turn the pan upside down or remove to ring mol while the gooey filling is still hot. If you have any trouble with this, use an offset spatula to loosen the sides of the cake from the pan.
  7. Cut into slices and serve warm or at room temperature

It was shared with my by my friend Cherie who is married to a Portuguese man with a major penchant for the orange cake of his country. Folar de Olhão is a cake from southern Portugal. Reminiscent of a cinnamon bun, it's baked in layers and scented with fennel and aguardiente. This irresistible cinnamon cake (bolo de canela) is very easy to make and tastes amazing, enjoy. This Portuguese orange cake is easy to make and very delicious, there is no frosting on it.

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