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Notes Because quantities and detailed instructions are not available, this recipe leaves quite a lot of room to the resourcefulness of whoever wants to give it a try. It can turn out to be anything from custard, through an omelette or a pudding, to a cake; all depending on the proportions you apply and the ways you process the ingredients. An important indication is, that the result is supposed to be 'turned over', like we do with a pudding. It is however possible to make a slightly less moist variant, i bit more like a cake. A cake without any butter, is that possible? Well, yes:
just stir 3 egg-yolks with about 5 tablespoons of runny honey until fluffy;
roast 100 gr. of mixed nuts (pine-kernels, walnuts, pealed hazelnuts and
almonds) lightly in a frying-pan and grind them quite fine. Mix with the
egg/honey mixture. Beat the remaining whites of the eggs untill stiff
and fold them into the batter. I left out the milk in this version, as
it is sufficiently moist by itself. Pepper and garumº
(a few drops will do!) and a splash of olive-oil should be added beforehand. |