[Sca-cooks] back to food by request

[Daniel Myers]

On May 31, 2006, at 4:49 PM, Martha Oser wrote:

> All righty, here's a question I've been wanting to ask...
>
> I'm looking for a period cake recipe that includes almonds, honey,  
> flour,
> butter and eggs.  The modern recipe that's inspiring me also has  
> sour cream
> in it (period?) and baking soda (not period, right?).
>
> Anyone have anything that will fit the bill?


Here's a couple close matches:

131. PASTRIES OF FINE SUGAR. You must take a pound of peeled almonds  
and grind them dry without casting any water or broth on them so that  
they will become very oily, because the oilier they are the better  
they will be. And then take a pound and a half of white sugar that  
has been pulverized. And mix it well with the almonds. And when  
everything is well-mixed and ground, if it should be very hard,  
soften it with a little rosewater. And when the dough has been  
softened a little, dust a little ginger over it, at your discretion,  
well-ground. And then take dough made from flour and knead it with  
good eggs and sweet fine oil. And from this dough make tortillas, or  
empanadillas, or spiral cakes. And fill them with said dough. And  
then put a casserole on the fire with good sweet oil. And when it  
boils cast in these empanadillas. And cook them until they turn  
yellow like the color of gold. And when you take them from the fire,  
cast liquefied honey on top. And upon the honey, [cast] sugar and  
cinnamon.  [Libre del Coch, R. Carroll-Mann (trans.)]

139. fritter of Marzipan. Take blanched almonds [which are] very well- 
ground; and when they have been ground, cast in sugar; and for a  
pound of almonds another pound of sugar; and grind it all together,  
and as you are grinding it, feed it with rosewater, and let all be as  
well ground as you can; and then take well-sifted flour, and knead it  
with eggs and lard, and a little white wine, and make little cakes;  
and cast that paste in them, and set a frying pan with lard; and  
after heating it well, cast the fritter within, and fry it slowly;  
and then on the plate cast honey, and sugar, and cinnamon on it.   
[Libre del Coch, R. Carroll-Mann (trans.)]


- Doc


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