Lembas Bread: Filling Plot Holes (and Stomachs)
In this video, I share my recipe for Lembas bread, and talk to you about the historical and cultural context for Lembas, as well as its importance to the story. Leave a like, subscribe, and comment whatever I might have missed! Donate to my tip jar: https://ko-fi.com/parttimehobbit12870 Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/parttimehobbit/ 1:00 Context 1:59 Recipe 5:56 Origins & Significance Ingredients 6 tbsp (85 g) Unsalted Butter, room temp 1 tbsp (15 g) Sugar ¼ cup (75 grams) Honey ½ tsp Kosher Salt 1 tsp Vanilla Extract 1 ½ cups (170 g) Blanched Almond Flour ½ cup (90 g) All Purpose Flour Optional: 1 tsp Cinnamon ¼ tsp Nutmeg ¼ tsp Ginger Or 2 tsp Lemon Zest 1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit (160 Celsius) 2. In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar with an electric mixer 3. Add honey, cream well 4. Add salt, vanilla, and flavorings of your choice, beat together 5. Add almond flour and all purpose flour, beat well, until it resembles loose crumbs 6. Roll out between sheets of parchment paper until approximately ¼“ thick 7. Using a sharp knife, cut into approx. 3 ½“ squares (9 cm) 8. Cut apart parchment paper, place on a 9”x13” cookie tray 9. Refrigerate 10 minutes, smooth with a silicon spatula. Score diagonally, using a sharp knife 10. Bake for 11-14 minutes, until lightly brown. Allow to cool Picture Credits: The Gifts of Galadriel- Anna Kulisz A Song of Yavanna- Elena Kukanova Valar-Yavanna- Anna Kulisz The Awakening of Elves- Michael Foreman Trees of the Valar- Michael Foreman The Light of Valinor- Elena Kukanova Thingol and Melian- Kip Rasmussen Lothlorien- Tessa Boronski Eucharist- Jose Luis Castrillo The Last Supper- John Lawson Holy Communion- Angelo Graff von Courten Exodus- Zac Kinkade The Israelites Gathering Manna- Ercole de Roberti Lammas- Nicole Skaggs The Harvester- Pieter Breugel The Harvest Moon- Samuel Palmer Autumn Meadow Stream- Jasper Cropsey Sources: Colleary, Eric. “Civil War Recipe: Hardtack (1861).” The American Table, 19 Mar. 2017, http://www.americantable.org/2013/06/civil-war-recipe-hardtack-1861/. Dhruti Bhagat July 30, and Dhruti Bhagat. “The Origins and Practices of Lammas/Lughnasad.” Boston Public Library, https://www.bpl.org/blogs/post/the-origins-and-practices-of-lammas-lughnasad/. Dodds, Alice R. “Lotr: What Is Lembas Bread and How Can One Bite Sustain a Full Grown Man?” Game Rant, 24 Nov. 2021, https://gamerant.com/lotr-lembas-bread-explained/. “The Eucharist.” USCCB, https://www.usccb.org/eucharist. Raman, Ryan. “Why Almond Flour Is Better than Most Other Flours.” Healthline, Healthline Media, 25 Apr. 2017, https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/almond-flour. Smith, Scott. “The Hidden Eucharist in The Lord of the Rings.” The Scott Smith Blog, 22 Nov. 2020, https://www.thescottsmithblog.com/2017/05/the-hidden-eucharist-in-lord-of-rings.html. Smith, Scott. “The Hidden Manna in The Lord of the Rings.” The Scott Smith Blog, 11 Nov. 2019, https://www.thescottsmithblog.com/2017/05/the-hidden-manna-in-lord-of-rings.html. Tolkien, J.R.R. The Fellowship of the Ring. Del Rey Mass Market Edition, 2012. Tolkien, JRR, and Christopher Tolkien. The Book of Lost Tales 1. Del Rey, 2020. Tolkien, JRR, and Christopher Tolkien. The Silmarillion. George Allen & Unwin, 1979. Contact me: [email protected]
In this video, I share my recipe for Lembas bread, and talk to you about the historical and cultural context for Lembas, as well as its importance to the story. Leave a like, subscribe, and comment whatever I might have missed! Donate to my tip jar: https://ko-fi.com/parttimehobbit12870 Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/parttimehobbit/ 1:00 Context 1:59 Recipe 5:56 Origins & Significance Ingredients 6 tbsp (85 g) Unsalted Butter, room temp 1 tbsp (15 g) Sugar ¼ cup (75 grams) Honey ½ tsp Kosher Salt 1 tsp Vanilla Extract 1 ½ cups (170 g) Blanched Almond Flour ½ cup (90 g) All Purpose Flour Optional: 1 tsp Cinnamon ¼ tsp Nutmeg ¼ tsp Ginger Or 2 tsp Lemon Zest 1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit (160 Celsius) 2. In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar with an electric mixer 3. Add honey, cream well 4. Add salt, vanilla, and flavorings of your choice, beat together 5. Add almond flour and all purpose flour, beat well, until it resembles loose crumbs 6. Roll out between sheets of parchment paper until approximately ¼“ thick 7. Using a sharp knife, cut into approx. 3 ½“ squares (9 cm) 8. Cut apart parchment paper, place on a 9”x13” cookie tray 9. Refrigerate 10 minutes, smooth with a silicon spatula. Score diagonally, using a sharp knife 10. Bake for 11-14 minutes, until lightly brown. Allow to cool Picture Credits: The Gifts of Galadriel- Anna Kulisz A Song of Yavanna- Elena Kukanova Valar-Yavanna- Anna Kulisz The Awakening of Elves- Michael Foreman Trees of the Valar- Michael Foreman The Light of Valinor- Elena Kukanova Thingol and Melian- Kip Rasmussen Lothlorien- Tessa Boronski Eucharist- Jose Luis Castrillo The Last Supper- John Lawson Holy Communion- Angelo Graff von Courten Exodus- Zac Kinkade The Israelites Gathering Manna- Ercole de Roberti Lammas- Nicole Skaggs The Harvester- Pieter Breugel The Harvest Moon- Samuel Palmer Autumn Meadow Stream- Jasper Cropsey Sources: Colleary, Eric. “Civil War Recipe: Hardtack (1861).” The American Table, 19 Mar. 2017, http://www.americantable.org/2013/06/civil-war-recipe-hardtack-1861/. Dhruti Bhagat July 30, and Dhruti Bhagat. “The Origins and Practices of Lammas/Lughnasad.” Boston Public Library, https://www.bpl.org/blogs/post/the-origins-and-practices-of-lammas-lughnasad/. Dodds, Alice R. “Lotr: What Is Lembas Bread and How Can One Bite Sustain a Full Grown Man?” Game Rant, 24 Nov. 2021, https://gamerant.com/lotr-lembas-bread-explained/. “The Eucharist.” USCCB, https://www.usccb.org/eucharist. Raman, Ryan. “Why Almond Flour Is Better than Most Other Flours.” Healthline, Healthline Media, 25 Apr. 2017, https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/almond-flour. Smith, Scott. “The Hidden Eucharist in The Lord of the Rings.” The Scott Smith Blog, 22 Nov. 2020, https://www.thescottsmithblog.com/2017/05/the-hidden-eucharist-in-lord-of-rings.html. Smith, Scott. “The Hidden Manna in The Lord of the Rings.” The Scott Smith Blog, 11 Nov. 2019, https://www.thescottsmithblog.com/2017/05/the-hidden-manna-in-lord-of-rings.html. Tolkien, J.R.R. The Fellowship of the Ring. Del Rey Mass Market Edition, 2012. Tolkien, JRR, and Christopher Tolkien. The Book of Lost Tales 1. Del Rey, 2020. Tolkien, JRR, and Christopher Tolkien. The Silmarillion. George Allen & Unwin, 1979. Contact me: [email protected]