Ravani

Ραβανί · (Oil not Butter)

⚠ PARTIAL RECONSTRUCTION The original recipe uses the old-country “Greek coffee cup” (ελληνικό φλιτζανάκι) as its unit — a small cup roughly 60 ml / 2 fl oz. The beginning of the method is from the handwritten original; the completion, baking, and syrup instructions are AI reconstructions.

Ingredients

Note: “Greek coffee cup” ≈ 60 ml / 2 fl oz

  • 2 Greek coffee cups oil (4oz/120ml Total)
  • 2 Greek coffee cups sugar (about 100 grams)
  • 2 Greek coffee cups milk (4oz/120ml)
  • 8 eggs
  • 4 teaspoons baking powder
  • 4 Greek coffee cups flour
  • A little vanilla
  • 1 measure syrup — unclear ingredient, see notes {AI GUESS}

For the syrup (AI reconstruction):

  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1½ cups water
  • A little lemon

Method

Beat the oil for 15 minutes. Add the sugar, then all the eggs together, beat a little. Add the vanilla, and lastly the flour.

Reconstructed from here: Alternate the flour (sifted with the baking powder) and the milk into the oil-and-egg mixture, folding gently until just combined. Pour into a greased, floured pan.

Bake at 180°C / 350°F for about 35–40 minutes, until a skewer comes out clean and the top is golden.

For the syrup, combine the sugar, water, and lemon in a saucepan and boil for 8–10 minutes.

Pour the hot syrup over the cooled cake (or cold syrup over the hot cake — either works). Let it soak in completely before serving.

One ingredient in the original is illegible — appears to be “1 [something] syrup” but the unit and type are unclear. The complete method after “lastly the flour” was reconstructed, as were the baking time/temperature and syrup recipe.

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