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Ancient Roman Pancakes (Ova Sfongia Ex Lacte)
Photo: Mariana Medvedeva

Ancient Roman Pancakes (Ova Sfongia Ex Lacte)

8 ingredients 3 steps wikibooks
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

937
Calories
28g
Protein
28g
Fat
144g
Carbs

Counts 8 of 9 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Date 1 date (24g) medjool 66
Honey 1 tbsp (21g) 64
Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Wheat not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 3 eggs
  • 3 cups milk
  • ¾ cup olive oil
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 4 cups flour (preferably whole wheat for authenticity)
  • 2 teaspoons honey
  • 1 dash ground pepper
  • Dates

Directions

1

Beat together eggs, milk, oil, salt, and flour until you have a runny pancake dough. Add more flour if necessary.

2

Cook on a hot skillet .

3

Serve topped with honey, a little pepper, and dates (if you want to). Enjoy!

Recipe sourced from wikibooks

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