1 lb phyllo pastry sheets (reserve 10 sh, eets)
1/2 cup butter (unsalted), clarified
Directions
** CRUST
Servings: 6 servings
Baklava Cheesecake Recipe brought to you by Recipe Ideas
Categories: Cheesecake; Dessert
The History of Recipes
It is quite possible to track the history of recipes back into history, at least as far into history as the Egypt of the Pharoahs, and maybe further still. Interesting though that maybe, in the main part, these early recipes were just primitive pictorial, hieroglyphic or cunieform recipes for preparing meals.
Interestingly, the oldest recipe found, according to experts in ancient history is a collection of clay tablets in ancient Sumerian which recount the preparation of bread which is then used to make a drink, quite possibly a form of beer as it is recorded as having made anyone who tried it feel wonderful and blissful. During Roman times 25BC a man called Apicius compiled a number of scripts detailing recipes cooked by his fellow Romans. In his scrolls, Apicius describes how the roman meals were separated into appetizers, entrees and dessert, a very modern way of dining. Aspicius describes how the cooks of Roman times made use of many aromatic flavours, including a few you will know like thyme, fennel and asafoetida. Later, in the 15th century, knights returning from the crusades brought us many foods and spices from the East, including parsley and basil. These new spices and herbs led to a surge in recipe publications, the majority of which are now in private libraries. By the time we get to the twentieth century, recipe publications are in great demand, as a result of increased literacy, more leisure time and a general increase in wealth. Like it or not, the introduction of TV brought us TV cookery programs and the demand for the spin-off recipe books. And that brings us to the present day and the internet revolution, allowing everybody to search through massive numbers of recipes like the ones you can find on sites such as the one you are reading now. |
We hope you enjoy this Baklava Cheesecake recipe.
