DULCIA PIPERATA (Honey Cake)

(Apic. 7, 11, 4) Ingredients:

• 140 gr plain flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp ground rosemary
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 70 gr ground almonds
• 50 ml white grape juice
• 50 ml passum(or other 50ml white grape juice)
• 2 tbsp honey
• Milk
• Chopped hazelnuts

Instructions:
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Mix the flour in a bowl with the baking powder. Add the rosemary, almonds and cinnamon to the bowl. Mix well. In a measuring jug mix the wine with the grape juice and honey. Add enough milk to the jug to make the liquid up to 200mls / 8flozs. Pour the liquid into the dry ingredients and mix well. Pour the mixture into a well greased 22cms / 9 inch round tin. Bake at 190ºC/ 375ºF/ Gas Mark 5 for about 30 minutes. When the cake is still warm, spread liquid honey over the top and sprinkle it with chopped hazelnuts.

 

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(Apic. 5, 4, 4) Ingredients:

• 250 g dry peas
• Ground pepper
• 1 tblsp lovage
• 1 tblsp dill
• 2 fresh scallion (or 1/2 onion)
• Liquamen (or soya sauce or broth)
• 4 tblsp red wine (like dry Marsala)
• 4 eggs

Instructions:
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Put the dry peas in water all night long and rinse it repeatedly. Then cook it until skimmed. Mesh pepper, lovage, dill, scallion moistened with Liquamen; add wine and Liquamen to taste: stir in a sauce pan with the peas to combine; beat 4 eggs, and combine them with the peas, place on the ... continue

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