The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum


Visit The *EVEN NEWER* Barrow-Downs Photo Page

Go Back   The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum > Middle-Earth Discussions > Novices and Newcomers
User Name
Password
Register FAQ Members List Calendar Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read


Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 07-20-2003, 01:03 AM   #41
Airerûthiel
Wight
 
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: The Long Lake
Posts: 228
Airerûthiel has just left Hobbiton.
Sting

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!
Airerûthiel is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-20-2003, 03:31 AM   #42
Malhwesta
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Sting

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]”
  Reply With Quote
Old 07-20-2003, 02:17 PM   #43
Annalaliath
Shade of Carn Dûm
 
Annalaliath's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Albuquerque
Posts: 380
Annalaliath has just left Hobbiton.
Send a message via AIM to Annalaliath Send a message via Yahoo to Annalaliath
Sting

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!!!
Annalaliath is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-20-2003, 02:27 PM   #44
Niluial
Ghost Prince of Cardolan
 
Niluial's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: In the darkness of white
Posts: 631
Niluial has just left Hobbiton.
Send a message via AIM to Niluial Send a message via MSN to Niluial
Thumbs up

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
Niluial is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-20-2003, 02:38 PM   #45
The_Grey_One
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Shield

Great Lembas, [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] thanks a bunch! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]
  Reply With Quote
Old 07-26-2003, 11:24 PM   #46
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
StarJewel has just left Hobbiton.
Send a message via AIM to StarJewel
Silmaril

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
StarJewel is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-30-2003, 05:27 PM   #47
Annalaliath
Shade of Carn Dûm
 
Annalaliath's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Albuquerque
Posts: 380
Annalaliath has just left Hobbiton.
Send a message via AIM to Annalaliath Send a message via Yahoo to Annalaliath
Sting

you know that is a good question, how 'bout you try soy flour or some other thing such as this.
__________________
Bloody Stumps!!!
Annalaliath is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-02-2003, 11:54 AM   #48
Tarien Ithil
Shade of Carn Dûm
 
Join Date: May 2003
Location: In the Shade of a Tree
Posts: 259
Tarien Ithil has just left Hobbiton.
Silmaril

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
Tarien Ithil is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-02-2003, 04:08 PM   #49
Genevieve
Animated Skeleton
 
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Where am I? Huh? I'm lost!
Posts: 50
Genevieve has just left Hobbiton.
Question

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.
Genevieve is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-02-2003, 05:01 PM   #50
Annalaliath
Shade of Carn Dûm
 
Annalaliath's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Albuquerque
Posts: 380
Annalaliath has just left Hobbiton.
Send a message via AIM to Annalaliath Send a message via Yahoo to Annalaliath
Sting

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!!!
Annalaliath is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-02-2003, 06:05 PM   #51
Nehani
Haunting Spirit
 
Nehani's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Mirkwood (or something like it)
Posts: 80
Nehani has just left Hobbiton.
Send a message via AIM to Nehani
Tolkien

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."
Nehani is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-04-2003, 08:56 AM   #52
elfearz1
Shade of Carn Dûm
 
elfearz1's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Mirkwood
Posts: 261
elfearz1 has just left Hobbiton.
Send a message via AIM to elfearz1
Eye

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^*^
elfearz1 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-04-2003, 10:10 AM   #53
eleanor_niphredil
Ghost Prince of Cardolan
 
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: england
Posts: 812
eleanor_niphredil has just left Hobbiton.
Sting

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*~
eleanor_niphredil is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-04-2003, 01:07 PM   #54
Annalaliath
Shade of Carn Dûm
 
Annalaliath's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Albuquerque
Posts: 380
Annalaliath has just left Hobbiton.
Send a message via AIM to Annalaliath Send a message via Yahoo to Annalaliath
Sting

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!!!
Annalaliath is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-06-2003, 10:25 PM   #55
Amarantha_Daisy
Wight
 
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Bag End... On Frodo's laptop. Shhhh! Don't tell!
Posts: 240
Amarantha_Daisy has just left Hobbiton.
Sting

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!
Amarantha_Daisy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-10-2003, 09:35 AM   #56
Tarien Ithil
Shade of Carn Dûm
 
Join Date: May 2003
Location: In the Shade of a Tree
Posts: 259
Tarien Ithil has just left Hobbiton.
Sting

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
__________________
“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
Tarien Ithil is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-10-2003, 09:37 AM   #57
Tarien Ithil
Shade of Carn Dûm
 
Join Date: May 2003
Location: In the Shade of a Tree
Posts: 259
Tarien Ithil has just left Hobbiton.
Silmaril

Quote:
I made lembas once. Even the birds wouldn't eat it!
That's negative, right? [img]smilies/tongue.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
Tarien Ithil is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-10-2003, 11:30 AM   #58
Amarantha_Daisy
Wight
 
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Bag End... On Frodo's laptop. Shhhh! Don't tell!
Posts: 240
Amarantha_Daisy has just left Hobbiton.
White-Hand

Quote:
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]
__________________
"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!
Amarantha_Daisy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-13-2003, 02:51 PM   #59
Annalaliath
Shade of Carn Dûm
 
Annalaliath's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Albuquerque
Posts: 380
Annalaliath has just left Hobbiton.
Send a message via AIM to Annalaliath Send a message via Yahoo to Annalaliath
Sting

Or pretend ts a tamale and wrap it in corn husks.
__________________
Bloody Stumps!!!
Annalaliath is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-15-2003, 02:03 PM   #60
Sindafalathiel
Haunting Spirit
 
Sindafalathiel's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Nargothrond
Posts: 54
Sindafalathiel has just left Hobbiton.
Send a message via AIM to Sindafalathiel
Sting

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
Sindafalathiel is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-15-2003, 04:43 PM   #61
Rilwen Gamgee
Registered User
 
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: At home.
Posts: 149
Rilwen Gamgee has just left Hobbiton.
Silmaril

Quote:
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]
Rilwen Gamgee is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-05-2005, 01:59 PM   #62
Annalaliath
Shade of Carn Dûm
 
Annalaliath's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Albuquerque
Posts: 380
Annalaliath has just left Hobbiton.
Send a message via AIM to Annalaliath Send a message via Yahoo to Annalaliath
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!!!
Annalaliath is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-05-2005, 05:32 PM   #63
Faramir
Animated Skeleton
 
Faramir's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: In the Forest of Ithilien.
Posts: 43
Faramir has just left Hobbiton.
Send a message via MSN to Faramir
I wonder what they use for Lembas in the movies....
__________________
What happened to the Orcs??
Faramir is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-05-2005, 08:34 PM   #64
Annalaliath
Shade of Carn Dûm
 
Annalaliath's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Albuquerque
Posts: 380
Annalaliath has just left Hobbiton.
Send a message via AIM to Annalaliath Send a message via Yahoo to Annalaliath
for some reason i don't want to know...
__________________
Bloody Stumps!!!
Annalaliath is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-28-2005, 09:56 PM   #65
~Lady Of The Wood~
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Pipe Great!

Quote:
Originally Posted by Elotareth
Ooh, I just made this and it turned out perfect! Instead of using an iron, I put square shaped globs of batter on a slightly greased cookie sheet and baked for about 5 minutes at 350. Then I flipped them, like pancakes, and baked for another approximate 5 minutes. They are just like the elf bread as I imagine it, because they are extremely filling and have a light taste, but are still flavourful. Now, if only I could find some mallorn leaves... I'm thinking of trying banana.
I was just joking that everyone would know how big an LotR freak I was if I stocked my Civil Air Patrol 72 hour survival pack with Lembas.... but anyway, thanks for the recipe!
That's great! I don't have a pizelle or crumcake iron, and I wondered if anyone had tried it on a cookie sheet! Now I can try it. Thanks!
  Reply With Quote
Old 03-29-2005, 09:26 PM   #66
Annalaliath
Shade of Carn Dûm
 
Annalaliath's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Albuquerque
Posts: 380
Annalaliath has just left Hobbiton.
Send a message via AIM to Annalaliath Send a message via Yahoo to Annalaliath
it doesn't matter i made mine like cornbread and it was good(insert Grr's voice here)
__________________
Bloody Stumps!!!
Annalaliath is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-18-2005, 06:59 PM   #67
zifnab
Shade of Carn Dûm
 
zifnab's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: omni-presence
Posts: 331
zifnab has just left Hobbiton.
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.
zifnab is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-22-2007, 09:59 PM   #68
Nazgûl-king
Wight
 
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 104
Nazgûl-king has just left Hobbiton.
I and my family cooked a batch of Lembas earlier today; I think it is really good! My Mom and Dad like it too.
Nazgûl-king is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-23-2007, 11:43 AM   #69
Annalaliath
Shade of Carn Dûm
 
Annalaliath's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Albuquerque
Posts: 380
Annalaliath has just left Hobbiton.
Send a message via AIM to Annalaliath Send a message via Yahoo to Annalaliath
Cool. I haven't made this in a LONG time. I hope you enjoy.
__________________
Bloody Stumps!!!
Annalaliath is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-24-2007, 11:38 AM   #70
Groin Redbeard
Ghost Prince of Cardolan
 
Groin Redbeard's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Facing the world's troubles with Christ's hope!
Posts: 1,735
Groin Redbeard is battling Black Riders on Weathertop.Groin Redbeard is battling Black Riders on Weathertop.
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
Groin Redbeard is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-03-2008, 02:09 PM   #71
TheGreatElvenWarrior
Mighty Quill
 
TheGreatElvenWarrior's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Walking off to look for America
Posts: 2,346
TheGreatElvenWarrior has been trapped in the Barrow!
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.
TheGreatElvenWarrior is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-05-2009, 10:18 AM   #72
Annalaliath
Shade of Carn Dûm
 
Annalaliath's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Albuquerque
Posts: 380
Annalaliath has just left Hobbiton.
Send a message via AIM to Annalaliath Send a message via Yahoo to Annalaliath
White Tree

Let us see if I can make this without setting anything on fire, or ticking my grandmother off.

I have learned a few more tricks to cooking in the last 6 years(?). I think I am gonna try honey and maybe a mixture of all purpose flour and Semolina. And oranges. Heck, I'll just write down my subs and maybe post them later.

So, anyone try this of late?

Edit

Okay so I have it in the oven and it looks good. This I just flew by the seat of my pants.

I put in the tale end of some ST. James Red Wine. It is one of the dryer wines they have.

I Also used some butter milk and regular milk.

I spaced the butter.

I put in 3 cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon, and anise seeds. I have a mortar and pestle so everything but the nutmeg and the cinnamon I ground up. I also used a little sea salt.

I covered the bottom and sides of an Iron skillet with Olive oil and poured the batter in it. It is baking now. When it is firm enough I will take it out and cover it with a glaze that I made with an egg white, Honey, melted butter, vanilla, and orange juice.

Also, I used 1 cup all purpose flour and 1 1/4 cup semolina flour.

I'll tell you how it tastes when its done.

Edit

It is not bad, but it is not exactly something I would want to take with me on a long trip. It is too moist.
__________________
Bloody Stumps!!!

Last edited by Annalaliath; 04-05-2009 at 12:12 PM.
Annalaliath is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-25-2009, 01:49 AM   #73
Laurinquë
Shade of Carn Dûm
 
Laurinquë's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 385
Laurinquë has been trapped in the Barrow!
On a utter whim I decided to make lembas a couple of days ago. I'm really not sure what came over me. Probably procrastination.

Anyway, I followed the original recipe save for substituting all purpose flour for semolina. The first one I attempted to fry in a pan. This did not go well. Next I baked them in the oven for about 20 minutes at 350 degrees. This proved to work well for me and the lembas turned out quite tasty, just ask TheGreatElvenWarrior, she tried them. However, I would not recommend anyone else baking lembas quite the way I did; my oven is crazy and requires about twice to three times longer to cook than a sane oven. Follow the original instructions if you can.

In conclusion, the lembas were excellent. Must make more.
Laurinquë is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-27-2009, 02:50 PM   #74
TheGreatElvenWarrior
Mighty Quill
 
TheGreatElvenWarrior's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Walking off to look for America
Posts: 2,346
TheGreatElvenWarrior has been trapped in the Barrow!
The lembas was good! I loved it. Best lembas I've ever had... Only lembas I've ever had...
__________________
The Party Doesn't Start Until You're Dead.
TheGreatElvenWarrior is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-12-2009, 12:53 PM   #75
Aiwë
Newly Deceased
 
Aiwë's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Imladris
Posts: 2
Aiwë has just left Hobbiton.
I think I'm going to try it...
__________________
~Aiwë
Aiwë is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-12-2009, 06:28 PM   #76
TheGreatElvenWarrior
Mighty Quill
 
TheGreatElvenWarrior's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Walking off to look for America
Posts: 2,346
TheGreatElvenWarrior has been trapped in the Barrow!
Quote:
Originally Posted by Aiwë View Post
I think I'm going to try it...
Oh very good! Lembas is lovely!
__________________
The Party Doesn't Start Until You're Dead.
TheGreatElvenWarrior is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -6. The time now is 07:55 AM.



Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.9 Beta 4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.