Authentic Revani Recipe Greece, Europe

Simple in appearance but bursting with textures and flavors, revani is a Greek cake which belongs to the siropiasta group of desserts. Just like other sweets from this family, such as baklava, portokalopita, melomakarona, kataifi, samali, and others, its main characteristic is that it is soaked in sugar syrup, which makes it moist and juicy. The preparation of revani begins with mixing the dry ingredients — flour, semolina, baking powder, salt, and sugar — with the wet ones which include eggs, yogurt or milk, and sometimes fat (butter or olive oil). In some recipes, the egg whites are mixed with sugar into a meringue which gives revani a spongy texture. Furthermore, to help achieve revani's typical, grainy texture, semolina can be replaced with ground almonds or flaked or desiccated coconut. The batter is poured into a baking pan and baked in a pre-heated oven for 20 to 40 minutes at 170 to 180˚C. After that, revani is drizzled with a sugar syrup which ... Read more