Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Orange Tart















The picture is not the most appetizing, this is my problem in trying to record while doing too many other things... However this is one of my favorite winter cakes.

Oranges are the winter Sicilian delight. Not only they are available on the market but with some luck, as you take short tours visiting friends, you will be often presented with the orange bag or crate to take home with you, as a winter sharing gift.

Although in Sicily there are too many orange groves that go uncultivated and are abandoned, thankfully some of the beautiful fruits are harvested by the ones that still care.

This particular tart was made with the oranges from Valle Allegra, an old farm house that has been in Maria Rita's family for generations, and that hosts, amongst others,many citrus trees.

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