[Sca-cooks] period baklava-like pastry was: Period Greek Recipes

[Vitaliano Vincenzi]

Thank you for your suggestion. I actually considered baklava in the 
beginning, but decided against it because it would be nearly impossible 
to prepare it in the kitchen (if you can call it that) where I will 
prepare feast. I have NO stove top, I have NO ovens, I have one sink 
with only two wells. It's really tough to do much. What I do have is a 
lot of outlets for roasters, and a 2 foot by 12 foot cinder block fire 
pit that I can use. Too bad, I really like baklava, just won't happen 
with this feast kitchen. :(

For the Spanish course, I am doing cheesecakes and sugar cookies (yes, I 
have period recipes for both) that can be done ahead of time, as in the 
day before, as they are both served cool. Makes day of a lot easier to 
have stuff made a day or two ahead of time. :) I am sure the baklava 
could be done ahead of time as well, so my plans still could change. 
What the hell, I have 5 months before the feast yet. :)

Stefan li Rous wrote:
> Lord Vitaliano,
> 
> I just thought of this possibility, but then remembered you already  
> had another cuisine for dessert. However, I thought I'd mention the  
> info in this file as an example of how a "traditional" Greek dish  
> might not be a period one. However, it is close enough to a well- 
> known modern dish that such a dish might satisfy your desire for  
> recognizable food.
> 
> In the FOOD-SWEETS section of the Florilegium:
> baklava-msg       (55K)  3/27/05    Period baklava-like layered  
> pastries.
> http://www.florilegium.org/files/FOOD-SWEETS/baklava-msg.html
> 
> Actually, there are quite a number of 15th Century Spanish recipes of  
> all types. There's even a few in the Florilegium :-) Perhaps you  
> might want to consider choosing among them for your regular course  
> and choose this baklava-like recipe for a dessert Greek course.
> 
> Stefan
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