🍇 Grape Must Cake with Fried Taiadin: A Recipe from the Peasant Tradition
A smell of autumn and ancient traditions: the grape must cake is a simple, natural preparation deeply tied to peasant culture 🍂. Accompanied by fried taiadin, delicious rolls of sweet dough with sugar and lemon, this dessert reflects all the authenticity of the recipes from the past. Perfect for cool days and for those looking for a rustic and authentic treat.
📝 Ingredients for the grape must cake:
- 1.5 liters of grape must
- 50 g of breadcrumbs
- 70 g of yellow flour (corn)
- 1 tablespoon of white flour (00)
- Sugar to taste (depending on the sweetness of the must)
- A sprinkle of nutmeg
📝 Ingredients for the fried taiadin:
- 200 g of flour 00
- 2 whole eggs
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 30 g of sugar
- 1 pinch of salt
- Sugar for dusting
- Oil for frying
👩🍳 Preparation of the grape must cake:
- Cook the grape must over low heat for 4–5 hours, until reduced and its flavor intensified.
- In a bowl, mix breadcrumbs, yellow flour, white flour, sugar, and nutmeg.
- Add a bit of warm must to the flour mix to dissolve the mixture and avoid lumps.
- Pour the mixture into the remaining must and cook for another 15–20 minutes, stirring.
- Let cool to room temperature before serving.
👩🍳 Preparation of the fried taiadin:
- Prepare the dough by combining flour, eggs, sugar, salt, and lemon juice.
- Knead until you obtain a smooth dough, then roll out a thin sheet.
- Spread the surface with lemon juice, sprinkle with sugar, roll up, and cut into rounds.
- Fry the taiadin in hot oil until golden and drain on absorbent paper.
📷 The image of the dishes is purely indicative and does not necessarily correspond exactly to the recipe.
