Orange and sesame-flavored Sevillian cakes
Thin, savory Sevillian-style galettes made with olive oil, orange, sesame, and pastis, sprinkled with sugar and baked in a hot oven: a classic Spanish des…
Sevillian tortas are thin, Spanish pastries flavored with orange, sesame, and anise. They are best enjoyed the day after they are baked.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time1 hr
- Cook time30 min
- Resting26 hr
- Total27 hr 30 min
- DifficultyMedium
- CostBudget
- Cooking methodfour
- Estimated cost$4.88 $0.31 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
- Vegetarian
Ingredients
people
- $0.33
- $0.33
- $1.20
- $0.15
- $0.11
- $0.54
- $1.46
- $0.08
- $0.68
Prices from US supermarkets for 8 of 9 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- Heat the oil paint in a pan.
- Remove from the heat and add the sesame seeds and half of the pastis. Stir for a few minutes and let cool.
- Squeeze the orange. ≈ 3 min
- Combine the two flours, yeast, sugar, cinnamon, milk, orange zest, juice, and the remaining pastis. ≈ 4 min
- Pour the oil paint from the pan, which should be very cold, into the center of the dough.
- Knead until a smooth and pliable dough forms, then let it rest for two hours.
- Re-knead the dough, roll it out into the thinnest possible layer, and cut out circles. Then, refine each one individually using a rolling pin. ≈ 10 min
- Place four thin pancakes on a sheet of parchment paper on a baking sheet, and generously sprinkle them with granulated sugar. ≈ 3 min
- Bake in the oven until golden brown, about 8-10 minutes, then drizzle with pastis and let cool.
- Cook the remaining tortas in the same way, one at a time.
- Let it rest for a day before serving.
The bill
Orange and sesame-flavored Sevillian cakes
- 250 g of T45 flour$0.33
- 250 g of T55 flour$0.33
- 150 ml of olive oil$1.20
- 150 ml of milk$0.15
- 100 grams of sugar$0.11
- 1 orange$0.54
- 4 tablespoons of sesame seeds$1.46
- 1 tablespoon of ground cinnamon$0.08
- Granulated sugar for sprinkling$0.68
Total$4.88
that's $0.31 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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