The Emperor's Magnificent Fritters

Libro di cucina del secolo XI (14th or 15th century)

Fritelle da Imperadore Magnifici. Se tu voy fare fritelle de Imperadore, toi la chiara de l'ova e fete de formazo frescho, e batille cum la chiara de l'ova, e mitige un pocho de farinaq e pignoli mondi. Toy la padella cum assay onto, falo bolire e fay le fritelle. Quando sono cocte, polverizali ben zucharo e tienli caldi, etc.

The Emperor's Magnificent Fritters. If you want to make the Emperor's fritters, take egg whites and slices of fresh cheese, and beat them together with the egg whites, and add a little flour and hulled pine nuts. Take a pan with plenty of fat, bring it to the boil, and make the fritters. When they are cooked, sprinkle them with plenty of sugar and keep them hot, etc.

Modern recipe

1⁄2 lb. Ricotta cheese
3 egg whites
2 Tbsp pine nuts
5 Tbsp flour
Sugar
Cooking Oil

Mix cheese and egg whites together, beat until well blended then stir in pine nuts. Drop cheese mixture into hot frying oil. Cook until golden brown. Drain and sprinkle with sugar.