SC - Semi-OT: dietetic Golden Balls experiment
Robin Carroll-Mann
harper at idt.net
Fri Jan 21 09:17:11 PST 2000
Today's breakfast was Christianna's rendering of Platina's Golden Balls,
heavily adjusted to fit my dietary needs and what I had on hand in the
pantry.
I took two slices of dietetic whole wheat bread and soaked them in a
mixture of a beaten egg and a tablespoon of rosewater. I did not add
sugar to the egg mixture. Meanwhile, I soaked a few strands of saffron
in a half tablespoon of rosewater. Since I didn't start the soaking much
in advance, I helped it along by pressing the saffron with the back of a
spoon.
I cooked the bread in a non-stick pan lightly sprayed with oil, then
sprinkled it with the saffron-rosewater and a teaspoon of sugar. I was
afraid that the results might be overpoweringly rosewater-flavored, but in
fact, the taste was quite subtle. The drizzle of bright-gold saffron liquid
added an additional nuance of flavor, and looked very pretty.
I can well imagine that made with white rolls and butter, and with a more
generous quantity of sugar, it would be an even richer and more flavorful
dish. I would not serve this modified version at a feast. However, as a
way of introducing some medieval flavors into my mundane diet, it
worked quite nicely.
Lady Brighid ni Chiarain
Settmour Swamp, East (NJ)
mka Robin Carroll-Mann
harper at idt.net
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