Stattitati (Ancient Roman Honey and Sesame Pizza)

This is a reconstruction of ancient  Greek Stattitati, as described in Aethenaeus' Deipnosophists (Partying Professors).

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Stattitati (Ancient Roman Honey and Sesame Pizza)


These are described as 'cakes' but to a modern eye they could be interpreted as a kind of ancient pizza. I've already presented a reconstructed recipe for a Ancient Roman pizza based on an image from Pompeii. Provided that these cakes are cooked carefully, they provide an ancient equivalent of pizza, to be eaten as a snack or as part of a larger meal.

 

 Ingredients:

1 tsp honey
150ml warm water
1 tsp dried yeast
250g spelt flour
Olive oil for frying
200g feta cheese (or semi-hard goat cheese, julienned)
2 tbsp clear honey
2 tbsp sesame seeds
Sea salt


Method:

Dissolve the honey in the warm water. Spoon in the yeast and leave to stand for 15 minutes to until active and frothy.

Tip the flour into a bowl, form a well in the middle and add the yeast mixture. Bring the ingredients together to form a supple dough (add a little more flour or water as needed). Knead the dough for a few minutes then transfer to a greased bowl, cover and set aside in a warm spot to rise for about an hour.

Divide the dough into two equal pieces. Transfer these to a floured work surface and roll out into rounds about 25cm in diameter. Place on individual floured baking trays, cover with tea towels and set aside to prove in a warm place for 40 minutes.

Place a cast iron pan over low heat. When hot, grease with olive oil then slide the first round of dough into the pan and cook very gently, turning over from time to time until golden brown on both sides. Remove from the pan and set aside to keep warm.

Repeat the cooking with the other piece of dough, greasing the pan with olive oil before cooking.

To garnish, mash the feta cheese and spread it over both discs. Drizzle with honey and sprinkle with sesame
seeds.

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Stattitati (Honey and Sesame Pizza)

Stattitati (Honey and Sesame Pizza). This is a reconstruction of an ancient Greek/Roman recipe for a pan-cooked flatbread served like a pizza with a honey, cheese and sesame seed topping.
prep time: 20 mins cook time: 20 mins total time: 40 mins (+proving)

Ingredients:

  • 1 tsp honey
  • 150ml warm water
  • 1 tsp dried yeast
  • 250g spelt flour
  • Olive oil for frying
  • 200g feta cheese (or semi-hard goat cheese, julienned)
  • 2 tbsp clear honey
  • 2 tbsp sesame seeds
  • Sea salt

      • Method:

      1. Dissolve the honey in the warm water. Spoon in the yeast and leave to stand for 15 minutes to until active and frothy.
      2. Tip the flour into a bowl, form a well in the middle and add the yeast mixture. Bring the ingredients together to form a supple dough (add a little more flour or water as needed). Knead the dough for a few minutes then transfer to a greased bowl, cover and set aside in a warm spot to rise for about an hour.
      3. Divide the dough into two equal pieces. Transfer these to a floured work surface and roll out into rounds about 25cm in diameter. Place on individual floured baking trays, cover with tea towels and set aside to prove in a warm place for 40 minutes.
      4. Place a cast iron pan over low heat. When hot, grease with olive oil then slide the first round of dough into the pan and cook very gently, turning over from time to time until golden brown on both sides. Remove from the pan and set aside to keep warm.
      5. Repeat the cooking with the other piece of dough, greasing the pan with olive oil before cooking.
      6. To garnish, mash the feta cheese and spread it over both discs. Drizzle with honey and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
      Stattitati (Ancient Honey & Sesame Pizza)
       
      This recipe is reproduced, with permission  from Fabulous Fusion Food's Stattitati recipe  page. For more historical recipes see the Fabulous Fusion Food's Ancient Roman recipes page. The site also has a Complete Translation and Redaction of Apicius' De Re Coquinaria.

      © Dyfed Lloyd Evans

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