Tishpishti - Mom's

prep time:: 1 hour
cook time:: 45 minutes
total time:: 1 hour, 45 minutes

Servings: 24

Marilyn Landau

ingredients

Tishpisti - Mom’s

2 medium oranges
6 cups matzo meal
3 1/2 cups ground walnuts
1 1/2 cups oil
1 cup sugar
6 large eggs

Syrup

3 cups water
2 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 lemon
1 medium orange

directions

Tishpishti - Mom’s

1
Squeeze oranges and set juice aside. Boil rinds for about 1 hour. Cool and grind. Mix matzo meal, walnuts, orange peel, make sure it is well blended. Add sugar. Beat eggs and 1 cup of oil and fold into mixture. Add 1/3 cup water. Mix until moist, adding more oil if necessary. Mixture will be thick.
2
Grease 13“x9” pan and heat slightly. Gently pour mixture into pan and press down to distribute evenly. Cut across with a straight line then diagonal forming a diamond. Press 1/2 walnut slightly into each piece. Take 1/2 cup oil and evenly pour over mixture. Cook at 350° for 45 minutes until evenly browned.

Syrup

Add water and sugar and bring to a boil and then simmer. Squeeze lemon and orange and add to mixture, stirring occasionally. Remove cake from oven and immediately pour syrup evenly over cake. Cover with a towel and let stand.

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Per Serving: 461 Calories; 22g Fat (42.4% calories from fat); 8g Protein; 60g Carbohydrate; 2g Dietary Fiber; 53mg Cholesterol; 20mg Sodium