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07-17-2003, 06:58 AM

What is lembas

is it cake?? Why does it get cooked with honey and nuts?

Tarien Ithil · 07-18-2003, 01:55 PM

Lembas, or "way bread" is a bread made by the Elves for long journies. It is very filling and nourishing. Why don't you try the recipe? [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

elfearz1 · 07-19-2003, 10:40 PM

mmmm, sounds really good. Thanks for the recipe I've been wanting them for a while now. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] I'm really excited to try this recipe out, hopefully it will come out ok I'm not the best cook. [img]smilies/confused.gif[/img]

Faramir · 03-05-2005, 05:32 PM

I wonder what they use for Lembas in the movies....

Annalaliath · 03-05-2005, 08:34 PM

for some reason i don't want to know...

Annalaliath · 03-29-2005, 09:26 PM

it doesn't matter i made mine like cornbread and it was good(insert Grr's voice here)

zifnab · 05-18-2005, 06:59 PM

If you are interested in other recipes, I had a thread a few years ago that I never actually went back and did what I was supposed to. So. please check it out for all you chefs out there.

http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthr...737#post126737

Airerûthiel · 07-20-2003, 01:03 AM

And there was me thinking this would be a boring summer...now I've got something to pass the time if I get bored! Thanks, Evenstar!

Nazgûl-king · 12-22-2007, 09:59 PM

I and my family cooked a batch of Lembas earlier today; I think it is really good! My Mom and Dad like it too.

Annalaliath · 12-23-2007, 11:43 AM

Cool. I haven't made this in a LONG time. I hope you enjoy.

Groin Redbeard · 12-24-2007, 11:38 AM

I made these for my family one morning, and everyone loved them (and me

). THANK YOU LEMBAS.

TheGreatElvenWarrior · 01-03-2008, 02:09 PM

I should try making lembas, it would be fun my mom and I could make them. It would be great mother/daughter time!

07-20-2003, 03:31 AM

I just ate my delicious lembas! It was all crispy and black, it doesn’t taste bad burnt at all [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]! Well I did try but I am not the best of cooks better luck next time [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]”

Annalaliath · 07-20-2003, 02:17 PM

My mother is the master of cooking things to carbon. After 19 years of eating her cooking, most of the time it is good, as long as it isn't pancakes or toast, I have come to terms with burnt food. But the lembas is messy and good.

Niluial · 07-20-2003, 02:27 PM

Oh... I miss my mothers cooking she always did perfect and she never burnt anything... those were the good old days!

I made lembas for a Lunch for my Debating Students and they almost freaked it was so nice. So I have printed a recipe for them... they all say thanks Niluial [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]!

07-20-2003, 02:38 PM

Great Lembas, [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] thanks a bunch! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

StarJewel · 07-26-2003, 11:24 PM

Is there anything that one can substitute for the almonds/almond flour? I ask because i can not eat any kind of nut ( allergic).

Annalaliath · 07-30-2003, 05:27 PM

you know that is a good question, how 'bout you try soy flour or some other thing such as this.

Tarien Ithil · 08-02-2003, 11:54 AM

Soya flour could work or just plain cake flour maybe. It's good to try something new with the lembas. If you do, tell us the results!

Genevieve · 08-02-2003, 04:08 PM

Nehani and I made lembas today....and...erm....it turned out a little weird. It's good (REALLY good) but we're not sure if we did it right. It tastes like fortune cookie cornbread. Eek! Did we do it right? How did others taste like? Are we way off the mark??

Annalaliath · 08-02-2003, 05:01 PM

The taste of my lembas was a bit strange, but the honey was definatly a prominate trait. how did you manage the fortune cookie taste?

Nehani · 08-02-2003, 06:05 PM

We're not really sure how we got the fortune cookie taste. [img]smilies/frown.gif[/img] Kind of weird. You can definitely taste the honey though. Ours was raw, and wasn't as sweet, but there are still traces of it. The texture was more like cornbread. Does that help?

elfearz1 · 08-04-2003, 08:56 AM

mmmmm! thanks again! They were so delicious!I substituted semolina flour for bread flour and it still turned out great! Maybe not as accurate, but it tastes good.

eleanor_niphredil · 08-04-2003, 10:10 AM

I made lembas once. Even the birds wouldnt eat it! [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img]

Annalaliath · 08-04-2003, 01:07 PM

I had a better reaction with the all purpose flour. My body did not like trhe semolina flour, and I kinda didn't like the texture of it. the cornbread texture is from the pasta flour, by the way.

Amarantha_Daisy · 08-06-2003, 10:25 PM

Hmmm... I've baked lembas before, but I used a different recipe. Here's mine:

1 stick butter (8 Tbsp)
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup honey
1/2 cup milk
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp nutmeg
3 - 4 cups flour
1 egg
Mallorn leaves

Combine all ingredients in a bowl, setting aside about a tablespoon of the egg. Add enough flour to make the consitancy similar to a loose cookie dough. Drop by large tablespoon onto lightly greased cookie sheet and slighty flatten. You can also get a nice shape by cooking in a muffin tin. Brush tops with egg set aside earlier.

Bake at 400 degrees for about 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Store by wrapping in golden mallorn leaves. If the leaves are unavailable, simply store in airtight container. Makes approximately 12 - 24 lembas cakes depending upon size.

They were good, but they tasted...bread-ish. I liked them, but my friends didn't
[img]smilies/frown.gif[/img] my dad liked them, so between the two of us, we finished them off pretty quickly. *laughs* I'm making them sound horrible! They weren't! Really!

Any-woo, I'll have to try that other recipe! It's getting some pretty good comments... Mmmm... lembas.

Tarien Ithil · 08-10-2003, 09:35 AM

Quote:

Mallorn leaves

Pardon me, Amarantha, how are we to find them? Sadly, this is not Middle-earth ... [img]smilies/frown.gif[/img]

Your fellow chef,

~Tarien

Tarien Ithil · 08-10-2003, 09:37 AM

Quote:

I made lembas once. Even the birds wouldn't eat it!

That's negative, right? [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img]

Amarantha_Daisy · 08-10-2003, 11:30 AM

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Pardon me, Amarantha, how are we to find them? Sadly, this is not Middle-earth ...

Well, it does say that if you can't store your lembas in mallorn leaves, you can store them in an airtight container. Although I don't know why you would want to replace the leaves. I have a mallorn tree right outside my front door......Okay, so it's an oak, but bear with me! [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

Annalaliath · 08-13-2003, 02:51 PM

Or pretend ts a tamale and wrap it in corn husks.

Sindafalathiel · 08-15-2003, 02:03 PM

Quick question: is it as filling with the AP flour as it is with the special flour? I hope to make it today...this should be fun. I'm very glad that I have never managed to burn things, although it's probably only because I can hear the oven timer for completely across the house. (blame it on my elven hearing. [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img])

Rilwen Gamgee · 08-15-2003, 04:43 PM

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It tastes like fortune cookie cornbread.

Yeah, mine ended up like that, too.
Plus, I don't have a krumkake or pizzelle iron. I just used a frying pan, so they looked like pancakes. They turned out yummy anyway! [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

Annalaliath · 03-05-2005, 01:59 PM

just to kick a dead horse! I am gonna try a Tangalo in my recipee this time....

MM bringing back dead threads is fun....

Well, anyway i think that in the next batch i am gonna try some other things that i found at the Oriental food market.... mmmm. Any Ideas?

07-18-2003, 01:55 PM	#2
Tarien Ithil Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: May 2003 Location: In the Shade of a Tree Posts: 253	Lembas, or "way bread" is a bread made by the Elves for long journies. It is very filling and nourishing. Why don't you try the recipe? [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] __________________ “The English-speaking world is divided into those who have read The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit and those who are going to read them.” – Sunday Times Crickhollow

07-19-2003, 10:40 PM	#3
elfearz1 Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Mirkwood Posts: 259	mmmm, sounds really good. Thanks for the recipe I've been wanting them for a while now. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] I'm really excited to try this recipe out, hopefully it will come out ok I'm not the best cook. [img]smilies/confused.gif[/img] __________________ I didn't eat Merry, i just ate his waistcoat!-Horse maidens dream 915/920 miles. On my way to Lothlorien! ^^Elfearz^^

03-05-2005, 05:32 PM	#4
Faramir Animated Skeleton Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: In the Forest of Ithilien. Posts: 43	I wonder what they use for Lembas in the movies.... __________________ What happened to the Orcs??

03-05-2005, 08:34 PM	#5
Annalaliath Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Albuquerque Posts: 380	for some reason i don't want to know... __________________ Bloody Stumps!!!

03-29-2005, 09:26 PM	#6
Annalaliath Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Albuquerque Posts: 380	it doesn't matter i made mine like cornbread and it was good(insert Grr's voice here) __________________ Bloody Stumps!!!

07-17-2003, 06:58 AM	#1
celeborn Guest Posts: n/a	What is lembas is it cake?? Why does it get cooked with honey and nuts?

05-18-2005, 06:59 PM	#7
zifnab Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: omni-presence Posts: 329	Another thread... If you are interested in other recipes, I had a thread a few years ago that I never actually went back and did what I was supposed to. So. please check it out for all you chefs out there. http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthr...737#post126737 __________________ Facebook.

07-20-2003, 01:03 AM	#8
Airerûthiel Wight Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Long Lake Posts: 228	And there was me thinking this would be a boring summer...now I've got something to pass the time if I get bored! Thanks, Evenstar! __________________ 'If they give you ruled paper, write the other way' - Juan Ramón Jiménez I love pirates!

12-22-2007, 09:59 PM	#9
Nazgûl-king Wight Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 104	I and my family cooked a batch of Lembas earlier today; I think it is really good! My Mom and Dad like it too.

12-23-2007, 11:43 AM	#10
Annalaliath Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Albuquerque Posts: 380	Cool. I haven't made this in a LONG time. I hope you enjoy. __________________ Bloody Stumps!!!

12-24-2007, 11:38 AM	#11
Groin Redbeard Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Facing the world's troubles with Christ's hope! Posts: 1,635	I made these for my family one morning, and everyone loved them (and me). THANK YOU LEMBAS. __________________ I heard the bells on Christmas Day. Their old, familiar carols play. And wild and sweet the words repeatof peace on earth, good-will to men! ~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

01-03-2008, 02:09 PM	#12
TheGreatElvenWarrior Mighty Quill Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Walking off to look for America Posts: 2,230	I should try making lembas, it would be fun my mom and I could make them. It would be great mother/daughter time! __________________ The Party Doesn't Start Until You're Dead.

07-20-2003, 03:31 AM	#13
Malhwesta Guest Posts: n/a	I just ate my delicious lembas! It was all crispy and black, it doesn’t taste bad burnt at all [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]! Well I did try but I am not the best of cooks better luck next time [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]”

07-20-2003, 02:17 PM	#14
Annalaliath Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Albuquerque Posts: 380	My mother is the master of cooking things to carbon. After 19 years of eating her cooking, most of the time it is good, as long as it isn't pancakes or toast, I have come to terms with burnt food. But the lembas is messy and good. __________________ Bloody Stumps!!!

07-20-2003, 02:27 PM	#15
Niluial Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: In the darkness of white Posts: 601	Oh... I miss my mothers cooking she always did perfect and she never burnt anything... those were the good old days! I made lembas for a Lunch for my Debating Students and they almost freaked it was so nice. So I have printed a recipe for them... they all say thanks Niluial [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]! __________________ Life is not about how many breaths you take but about how many times it leaves you breathless. My rants, moans and groans in other words my Blog My Magical Site

07-20-2003, 02:38 PM	#16
The_Grey_One Guest Posts: n/a	Great Lembas, [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] thanks a bunch! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

07-26-2003, 11:24 PM	#17
StarJewel Wight Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: I'm in my dear Maedhros' arms, dreaming the day away. Oh, who am I kidding, Chicago is nothing like that! Posts: 116	Is there anything that one can substitute for the almonds/almond flour? I ask because i can not eat any kind of nut ( allergic). __________________ Visit my writing site...if you dare http://www.fanfiction.net/~mirielamarian

07-30-2003, 05:27 PM	#18
Annalaliath Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Albuquerque Posts: 380	you know that is a good question, how 'bout you try soy flour or some other thing such as this. __________________ Bloody Stumps!!!

08-02-2003, 11:54 AM	#19
Tarien Ithil Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: May 2003 Location: In the Shade of a Tree Posts: 253	Soya flour could work or just plain cake flour maybe. It's good to try something new with the lembas. If you do, tell us the results! __________________ “The English-speaking world is divided into those who have read The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit and those who are going to read them.” – Sunday Times Crickhollow

08-02-2003, 04:08 PM	#20
Genevieve Animated Skeleton Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Where am I? Huh? I'm lost! Posts: 50	Nehani and I made lembas today....and...erm....it turned out a little weird. It's good (REALLY good) but we're not sure if we did it right. It tastes like fortune cookie cornbread. Eek! Did we do it right? How did others taste like? Are we way off the mark?? __________________ No thought was put into this I always knew it would come to this. Things have never been so swell I have never failed to feel Pain.

08-02-2003, 05:01 PM	#21
Annalaliath Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Albuquerque Posts: 380	The taste of my lembas was a bit strange, but the honey was definatly a prominate trait. how did you manage the fortune cookie taste? __________________ Bloody Stumps!!!

08-02-2003, 06:05 PM	#22
Nehani Haunting Spirit Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Mirkwood (or something like it) Posts: 80	We're not really sure how we got the fortune cookie taste. [img]smilies/frown.gif[/img] Kind of weird. You can definitely taste the honey though. Ours was raw, and wasn't as sweet, but there are still traces of it. The texture was more like cornbread. Does that help? __________________ "Been A Long Road To Follow, Been There And Gone Tomorrow Without Saying Goodbye To Yesterday..." "The Way Is Closed. It Was Made By Those Who are Dead. The Way is Closed."

08-04-2003, 08:56 AM	#23
elfearz1 Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Mirkwood Posts: 259	mmmmm! thanks again! They were so delicious!I substituted semolina flour for bread flour and it still turned out great! Maybe not as accurate, but it tastes good. __________________ I didn't eat Merry, i just ate his waistcoat!-Horse maidens dream 915/920 miles. On my way to Lothlorien! ^^Elfearz^^

08-04-2003, 10:10 AM	#24
eleanor_niphredil Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: england Posts: 805	I made lembas once. Even the birds wouldnt eat it! [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img] __________________ Here I am, brain the size of a planet, and they ask me to spend my time on this forum. And by the way, for any of you turning into a penguin, stop it. ~* I am Pippin took in the Female Fellowship*~

08-04-2003, 01:07 PM	#25
Annalaliath Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Albuquerque Posts: 380	I had a better reaction with the all purpose flour. My body did not like trhe semolina flour, and I kinda didn't like the texture of it. the cornbread texture is from the pasta flour, by the way. __________________ Bloody Stumps!!!

08-06-2003, 10:25 PM	#26
Amarantha_Daisy Wight Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Bag End... On Frodo's laptop. Shhhh! Don't tell! Posts: 240	Hmmm... I've baked lembas before, but I used a different recipe. Here's mine: 1 stick butter (8 Tbsp) 1/2 cup sugar 1 cup honey 1/2 cup milk 2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt 1/4 tsp nutmeg 3 - 4 cups flour 1 egg Mallorn leaves Combine all ingredients in a bowl, setting aside about a tablespoon of the egg. Add enough flour to make the consitancy similar to a loose cookie dough. Drop by large tablespoon onto lightly greased cookie sheet and slighty flatten. You can also get a nice shape by cooking in a muffin tin. Brush tops with egg set aside earlier. Bake at 400 degrees for about 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Store by wrapping in golden mallorn leaves. If the leaves are unavailable, simply store in airtight container. Makes approximately 12 - 24 lembas cakes depending upon size. They were good, but they tasted...bread-ish. I liked them, but my friends didn't [img]smilies/frown.gif[/img] my dad liked them, so between the two of us, we finished them off pretty quickly. laughs I'm making them sound horrible! They weren't! Really! Any-woo, I'll have to try that other recipe! It's getting some pretty good comments... Mmmm... lembas. __________________ "I did not see the Balrog until I saw the film! He was -- it was -- just a yellow tennis ball on top of a pole for me to shout at. I felt like screaming 'You shall not bounce!'" ~Sir Ian McKellen October 20, 2005 - 1st Annual Golden Ring Marathon! Spread the Word!

08-13-2003, 02:51 PM	#30
Annalaliath Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Albuquerque Posts: 380	Or pretend ts a tamale and wrap it in corn husks. __________________ Bloody Stumps!!!

08-15-2003, 02:03 PM	#31
Sindafalathiel Haunting Spirit Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nargothrond Posts: 54	Quick question: is it as filling with the AP flour as it is with the special flour? I hope to make it today...this should be fun. I'm very glad that I have never managed to burn things, although it's probably only because I can hear the oven timer for completely across the house. (blame it on my elven hearing. [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img]) __________________ "My Legions of Terror will be an equal-opportunity employer. Conversely, when it is prophesied that no man can defeat me, I will keep in mind the increasing number of non-traditional gender roles." ~The Evil Overlord List

03-05-2005, 01:59 PM	#33
Annalaliath Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Albuquerque Posts: 380	here's Lembas... just to kick a dead horse! I am gonna try a Tangalo in my recipee this time.... MM bringing back dead threads is fun.... Well, anyway i think that in the next batch i am gonna try some other things that i found at the Oriental food market.... mmmm. Any Ideas? __________________ Bloody Stumps!!!