Daily Archives: February 17, 2015

Makes 12

INGREDIENTS
500ml flour
10ml baking powder
2ml salt
125ml sugar
2 extra large eggs
15ml orange zest
15ml lemon zest
30ml balsamic vinegar
125ml milk 125ml lemon-infused extra virgin olive oil
200ml pistachio nuts, roughly chopped

DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 180ºC.

Place paper liners in a 12-cup muffin tin.
Sift the flour, baking powder and salt into a bowl.
Beat the sugar, eggs and zests in a bowl until pale and fluffy – about 3 minutes.
Beat in the vinegar and milk.
Gradually beat in the extra virgin olive oil.
Add flour mixture and stir just until blended.
Add half the pistachios to the batter and stir until mixed.
Spoon into the paper cups.
Sprinkle with remaining pistachios.
Bake until golden on top, about 20 to 25 minutes.
Transfer to a wire rack to cool.

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Turkish olive oil companies are importing olive oil from abroad to make up for shortages in the domestic market.

The Turkish brand Komili, which produces different types of oil for the Turkish consumer market, including extra virgin olive oil, is one company which is importing olive oil from other countries, mainly Tunisia.

The price of Turkish olive oil has continued to climb to the current price of 12 Turkish Lira ($4.88) per kilogram. However, domestic producers are still holding off selling their stocks in hopes that the price will continue to increase in response to high worldwide demand given the poor harvests in Spain and Italy and the overall decline in world olive oil production.

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