Ancient honey and sesame fritters
Ancient honey and sesame fritters - (Arxaies Tiganites me meli kai sousami)
NOTES
It is amazing how little this recipe has changed 1800 after. The Roman Physician Galinos (129 – 99 ac) describes in his book this sweet with many details.
Source:The Classical Cookbook, Andrew Dalby and Sally Grainger.
Excelent source regarding Ancient Greek cuisine
Serves / Yields : 4 persons
Season *: All season *(our season proposal is not constraining)
INGREDIENTS
· 120 gr. ( 4-1/4 oz.) flour
· 225 ml ( 1 cup ) water
· 2 spoons honey
· Oil for frying
· 1 spoon (15 gr) baked sesame seeds
METHOD
Mix the flour, the water and one spoon of honey and make a dough. Heat 2 spoons oil in a frying pan and pour ¼ of the mixture. When it thickens turn it upside down 2 -3 times to fry it in both sides. Prepare 3 more fritters following the given instructions. Serve them hot, pour over the rest of the honey and dredge sesame seeds over them.
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