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Teganitai (Pancakes with Sesame Seeds)

Teganitai (Pancakes with Sesame Seeds) is a traditional Ancient Roman recipe for a thick flour and honey pancake served for breakfast with sesame seeds. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Ancient Roman version of: Pancakes with Sesame Seeds Teganitai.

prep time

10 minutes

cook time

20 minutes

Total Time:

30 minutes

Serves:

2

Rating:

Tags : Vegetarian RecipesVegan RecipesAncient Roman Recipes

Original Recipe

Original recipe, Galen, On the Properties of Foods 1, 3.

Translation

Now might be the time to speak of other sweetmeats, the ones made with wheat flour. Teganitai, as we call them, are made simply with oil. The oil is put in a frying-pan resting on a smokeless fire, and when it has heated, the wheat flour, mixed with plenty of water, is poured on. Rapidly, as it fries in the oil, it sets and thickens like fresh cheese setting in baskets. And at this point the cooks turn it, putting the visible side under, next to the pan, and bringing the sufficiently fried side, which was underneath at first, up on to the top, and when the underneath is set they turn it again another two or maybe three times till they think it is all equally cooked. Some mix it with honey, and others again with sea-salt.

Ingredients:

120g flour
225 ml water
2 tbsp clear honey
Oil for frying
1 tbsp toasted sesame seeds

Method:

Beat together the flour, water and one tablespoon of honey together in a bowl to form a batter.

Heat 2 tbsp of oil in a frying-pan. When hot, add a quarter of the pancake mixture (you are looking for thick pancakes). When it has set and small bubbles appear on the surface, turn it flip it over and cook on the other side then continue flipping two or three times to give an even colour.

Cook the remainder of the pancakes batter. Serve the pancakes hot with the remainder of the honey poured over and sprinkled with sesame seeds.