Lembas Bread- "The Hobbit" Menu

apinchadash:

Lembas bread is probably the most popular Hobbit/Lord of the Rings food, and I must admit it is one of my favorites as well. For those of you who dont know what it is, here’s a brief description: Lembas bread is made by the Elves, and is a thin biscuit type of bread that is nutritious, keeps for months, and a bite will “fill the stomach of a grown man” (not if you are a Hobbit, however).

In the LOTR series, the Elves give the fellowship Lembas bread for their journey. It is often compared to what we call Hardtack, which has a quite similar definition. Tolkien was quoted saying that it is “more of a chewing exercise” than enjoyable to eat. When I was doing some research, I found out that Peter Jackson said they used a sweet shortbread recipe for the prop of Lembas Bread in the movie, as having the actors eating a bunch of hardtack for days may not be enjoyable!

I decided to follow Mr. Jackson’s lead on this one, and make a tastier bread. I will include a recipe for hard tack for those of you who would like to try that instead. I have made it in the past, and will probably make it again in the future.

Lembas Bread

Makes 8 (4 inch) Squares

What You’ll Need:

+ 1 cup butter

+ 1/2 cup brown sugar

+ 2 cups all purpose flour

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Cream together the butter and sugar. Add the flour, stir to combine. Turn onto a floured surface, and knead for 5 minutes until you have a nice dough.

Roll to 1/2 inch thickness. Cut into 3-4 inch squares. Place on a lightly greased baking sheet. Bake For 20-25 minutes, or until lightly golden brown.

I made the leaf by printing out a Mallorn Leaf Template (search for it in google images). I then combined a bunch of different green colored pencils until I reached a desired color. Then, I lightly heated up beeswax to soften, and rubbed it on the paper to give the waxy consistency of the leaf.

To view a recipe of hardtack, go here. 

Closer to the bottom of the page. There is also lots of interesting information on there.

“The Hobbit” Comes out in theaters TOMORROW!!!

To See Other Recipes From “The Hobbit” Menu:

Farmer Maggots Crop Pot Pies

Apple Tarts

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