Lembas

MOON LETTERS : RECIPES

Lembas - submitted by Robin C. Poe

What Tolkien says about Lembas

• They contain honey
• They are light-colored on the inside and light brown crust
• They are thin and regular-shaped. This implies they were made on some kind of griddle iron. The closest modern equivalent is a Krumkake iron. I used a pizzelle iron

Some other things we can guess. They contain the fruit and maybe the flower-water of the Mallorn tree. I substituted oranges, although kumquats or a hand of Buddha fruit might be better. They probably had some kind of finely ground light-colored nut in them. I used almonds. They contained some kind of nourishing flour. I used semolina flour, which is a more primitive flour, and also more nourishing. Galadriel probably used some kind of grinder to refine the ingredients. I used a blender.

The recipe:

• 3 eggs
• 1 cup honey (preferably wild honey)
• 1 tablespoon grated orange peel or three kumquats or one large finger of a hand of Buddha.
• 2 teaspoons orange flower water (optional)
• 3 oz blanched almonds
• 1/4 cup melted butter
• 2-1/4 cups semolina flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Place eggs, honey, orange peel or other fruit, orange flower water, and almonds in blender. Blend on high for 3 minutes. Add 1 cup of the flour. Blend for 1 minute. Scrape into a bowl and add remaining flour and salt. Whisk or stir until well blended. Bake lembas on a pizzelle or krumkake iron 15 seconds each or until lightly brown. You may substitute a waffle iron but add a teaspoon of baking powder. The texture will not be quite accurate in a waffle iron. http://greenbooks.theonering.net/moonletters/recipes/files/r060102_01.html

I have no idea how to contribute a recommendation to include lembas bread but would also like obviously to give credit where credit is due

Would be happy to summarize the source Would also recommend for this section manna ambrosia nectar

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