We are learning about Egypt & the desert alongside of Joseph & his life in our new homeschooling curriculum. Last week we created a Nile River, played an ancient Egyptian board game, and made barley cakes. The barley cakes were amazing and I thought I would share the recipe here. They are so good we have decided to permanently replace our regular pancake recipe with barley cakes. I was able to get barley flour from Azure at a price comparable to regular flour and the barley flour gives the cakes a somewhat nutty flavor. Everyone in our family likes them and some of them don't prefer pancakes so this is a great new addition to our recipe collection.
Barley Cakes
1 1/2 cups barley flour
1 Tbsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
2 Tbsp. honey
1 egg
1 cup milk (or buttermilk)
1 Tbsp oil
Mix all ingredients together and fry on griddle or greased frying pan just like regular pancakes, until golden brown on both sides. Serve with honey & butter (or pancake syrup). This is a very small recipe - makes about 8-10 small pancakes.
Because of the sand that often got into the food and the rough textures of the hand ground barley, these cakes would have slowly ground down the teeth of the ancient Egyptians - which has been noted in studies of mummy teeth. Barley was a popular grain in that area & time.
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Went to my mailbox last week and received the best kind of mail ever:) Thanks for thinking of me:) I can't wait to try my hand at one of the lights. Blessings my dear friend.
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