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Aliter Dulcia IV (Another Sweet IV)
Aliter Dulcia (Another Sweet) is a traditional Ancient Roman recipe for a classic sweetmeat made from flour boiled with water that's cooled, cut into cakes, fried in oil and drizzled with honey before serving. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Ancient Roman version of: Another Sweet (Aliter Dulcia).
prep time
20 minutes
cook time
15 minutes
Total Time:
35 minutes
Serves:
4
Rating: 
Tags : Cake RecipesAncient Roman Recipes
Original Recipe
Aliter dulcia: accipies similam, coques [et] in aqua calida, ita ut durissimam pultem facias, deinde in patellam expandis. cum refrixerit, concidis quasi dulcia et frigis in oleo optimo. levas, perfundis mel, piper aspargis et inferes. melius feceris, si lac pro aqua miseris.
Translation
Another Sweet: Take the best wheat flour and cook it in boiling water until a stiff paste results, then spread it on a plate [to cool]. When cold, cut into the shapes of sweetcakes and fry these in olive oil. Pour honey over them, sprinkle with pepper and serve. This is even better if you use milk instead of water.
Modern Redaction
Ingredients:
500ml boiling water
150g plain flour
olive oil for frying
60ml honey, warmed until liquid
freshly-ground black pepper, to garnish
Method:
Add boiling water to a pan and bring to a boil. Whilst whisking constantly, add the flour to the water until you have a thick, smooth, paste. Continue cooking, whilst stirring constantly, until the paste is too thick to be stirred then take off the heat.
Turn the paste onto a baking tray lined with clingfilm (plastic wrap) and pat down to about 2cm thick then set aside to cool and harden. Once cooled, cut the paste into any fanciful shapes you like. Heat olive oil in a pan to a depth of about 5mm. Add the cakes and fry until golden brown on both sides. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on kitchen paper.
Arrange the cakes on a serving dish and drizzle over the honey. Garnish with freshly-ground black pepper and serve.
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