Name: King Pie (Vasilopita)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: Serves: 12
Cuisine: Greece
Ingredients: 1 cup sugar; 4 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 2 tablespoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon cinnamon powder; 1 teaspoon vanilla powder; zest from 1 medium orange; ¼ teaspoon clove powder; oil or butter (for greasing); Greek honey; sugar (or powdered sugar); 1 coin (washed and wrapped in aluminum foil); 4 eggs; 1¼ cup milk; 1 cup freshly squeezed orange juice; 1 cup golden raisins; 1 cup chopped dried figs (¼-inch pieces); 1 cup walnuts; 2 tablespoons Metaxa brandy; 1 cup melted butter

Preparation info

Serves:
12

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
50 min

Appears in

My Big Fat Greek Cookbook

By Christos Sourligas and Evdokia Antginas

Published 2019

About

Greeks don’t really go on about New Year’s resolutions on January 1. Their biggest concern is the eternal question: “Who will get the good luck for the upcoming year?” And how that’s decided is about as random as a coin toss. Greek families the world over look forward to slicing the vasilopita (king pie or Saint Basil’s pie) after New Year’s supper to reveal the lucky winner of the “lira coin.” Hronia Polla! (Happy New Year!) And good luck to us all!