World Flavors Cookbook

Aliter Dulcia (Fried Honey Fritters)

Name: Aliter Dulcia (Fried Honey Fritters)
Cook time: 15 min
Cuisine: Ancient World
Ingredients: semolina or fine wheat flour, water, honey, olive oil for frying, black pepper

Semolina fritters fried in oil and soaked in honey and pepper — the crispy Roman sweet from the last chapter of Apicius, the original honey-soaked fried dough.

Cuisine: Ancient World

Ingredients

semolina or fine wheat flour, water, honey, olive oil for frying, black pepper

Instructions

Mix semolina with water to a stiff paste. Shape into small rounds or fingers. Fry in olive oil until golden and puffed. While hot, soak briefly in warm honey. Sprinkle with black pepper. Eat immediately.