Ancient Honey and Sesame Fritters - (Arxaies Tiganites Me Meli K |
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Prep Time: 8 Minutes Cook Time: 15 Minutes |
Ready In: 23 Minutes Servings: 1 |
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It is amazing how little this recipe has changed after 1800 years. The Roman Physician Galinos (129 – 99 ac) describes this sweet in his book with many details. Source:The Classical Cookbook, Andrew Dalby and Sally Grainger. Excelent source regarding Ancient Greek cuisine Ingredients:
120 g flour |
225 ml water |
2 tablespoons honey |
oil (for frying) |
15 g toasted sesame seeds |
Directions:
1. Start heating the oil.15.
2. Mix the flour, the water and one spoon of honey and make a dough.
3. Heat 2 spoons oil in a frying pan and pour 1/4 of the mixture.
4. When it thickens turn it upside down 2 -3 times to fry it in both sides. Prepare 3 more fritters following the given instructions.
5. Serve them hot, pour over the rest of the honey and dredge sesame seeds over them.
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