Hey guys check this out- 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.
I believe that seminola may be a type of designation. You should be able to get it at the health food store if not at HEB. I remember reading about Seminola Durham Wheat somewhere, so it may just mean unleavened flour. Flash
eep! I found it! Quite by accident - I was getting some boxed rice and HEB has Siminola pasta flour. Runs about $1.89 if anyone is interested. Flash
