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Pompei Arculata

Ringed bread found and reconstructed from a specimen in pompei.

Notes

A single loaf is 85g to match the approximate size of the specimen. It's recomended that out of the number that you make, some should be for offering. Additional ingredients are sesame seeds (for the Greek 'koulouria') and nigella seeds (for the Turkish 'simit') and a glaze made from honey and water (4:3). Commonly paired with dried figs, prunes and chestnuts. To be formed into a ring.

A fresco in the Catacombs of St Callixtus shows 5 loafs of this bread, with its distinctive ring shape, alongside a fish; a reference to Jesus' miracle of the 'Feeding of the Five Thousand'. It was also found across Greek and Roman teretories.

Ingredients

Bakers % 500g total 1kg total 2kg total 3kg total 4kg total
Flour 54% 156 312 624 936 1249
Wholewheat Flour 46% 133 266 532 798 1064
Water 52% 150 301 601 902 1202
Honey 12.3% 36 71 142 213 284
Sourdough Starter 8% 23 46 92 139 185
Salt 1.5% 4.34 9 17 26 35

Percentage total: 173%
Values have been rounded where the error would not be significant (p < 0.05).

Last compiled at 2026-01-29 10:54:17.515746