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ROMAN BREAD
1lb Spelt Flour
1 tsp Salt
3 tblsp Olive Oil
1 tsp Honey
1/2 oz Fresh Yeast
14 floz Warm water

Blend yeast & honey in half the water and mix roughly with the flour.
Dissolve salt in remaining water, add to the flour mixture followed by the oil to make a sloppy dough.
Mix vigorously with a wooden spoon for 15 minutes.
Cut Dough in half and form into ovals on greased baking tray.
Dust with flour and allow to rise in a warm place for 20-25 minutes.
Pre heat oven to 370 F and bake slippers for 35 minutes.

ROMAN CUSTARD
2 cups of milk
1/4 cup of sugar
3 egg yolks
1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon

Pour the milk into a saucepan, mix in the sugar and scald it.
Remove from the heat and add well beaten egg yolks.
Add the cinnamon and stir well.
Pour into a dish and bake at 325F for an hour or until set.
Sprinkle with cinnamon and serve.


RICH SWEET CAKES
2 teaspoons of cinnamon
1/2 cup chopped almonds
1/2 teaspoon ground rosemary
2 cups self-raising flour
1/4 cup sweet wine
1 egg
4 tablespoons of honey
3/4 cup of milk
pecan nuts

Put the cinnamon, chopped almonds and rosemary in a bowl.
Add flour and baking powder and mix.
Mix together the sweet wine, well beaten egg, honey and milk.
Stir into the dry ingredients.
Pour into a greased 9 inch round tin and bake for 30 minutes in a 375F oven.
When cooked, pour a little honey on top of the finished cake, garnish with nuts and serve hot or cold.


Roman Bread
GASTRIS
2oz hazel nuts
2oz walnuts
4oz blanched almonds
1/4 lb thick honey
2oz sesame seeds
poppy seeds

Roast all the nuts in the oven, allow to cool, then chop very finely.
Boil the honey, remove a cupful and add nuts to remainder to make a soft dough, shaped into 2 flat cakes. Warning honey gets really hot!
Grind the sesame seeds and add to the cup of honey. Make into a flat cake and sprinkle with poppy seeds.
Sandwich sesame cake between the 2 nut cakes.
Keep for 2 days, then cut into pieces. Will keep for a week.


DATES ALEXANDRINE
20 whole dates
20 whole blanched almonds
a teaspoon of cinnamon
a teaspoon of salt
runny honey

Remove the pit from the date
Roll the almond in cinnamon and stuff it in the date
Place the dates on a paper case and sprinkle lightly with the smallest possible pinch of salt.
Coat the date with a blob of honey.
You can eat the dates now, but if you want to make them even stickier, put them in the oven at 450F for 10 minutes. Let them cool a little bit after they are cooked as the honey will be very hot and burn your tongue.

NETTLE QUICHE
1 cup of nettles (or spinach or broccoli as an alternative)
butter
1/2 cup sliced mushrooms
1 cup grated cheddar cheese
1 medium onion sliced
1/2 cup plain flour
1/4 teaspoon of salt
1 teaspoon of fish sauce (or if not, Worcester sauce)
3 eggs
1 & 1/2 cups of cream
1 teaspoon ground coriander
1/2 teaspoon pepper

If using nettles, use the top pinch of young spring nettles and steam in a covered basket for 30 minutes
If you are using spinach or broccoli, steam them until they are 3/4 cooked
Arrange your nettles in a buttered quiche pan and cover with layers of mushrooms, cheese and onion.
Blend the flour, salt, fish sauce, beaten eggs, cream, coriander and pepper.
Pour the mixture over the ingredients in the quiche pan.
Bake in a 400F oven for 35-40 minutes, and serve hot. You can also chill this and serve it cold.


Cooking in a Roman kitchen
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