Lembas Bread

Elvish Bread. One small bite is enough to fill a grown man!

Minutes to Prepare: 15
Minutes to Cook: 15
Number of Servings: 10 – 12

Ingredients

•  2 1/2 cups of flour
• 1 tablespoon of baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon of salt
• 8 tablespoons of cold butter (1 stick)
• 1/3 cup of brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon of cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon maple syrup/honey
• 2/3 cup of milk/heavy cream (or more, if necessary)
• 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla

Directions

1) Preheat oven to 220 degrees Celcius (425 degrees Fahrenheit).2) Mix the flour, baking powder and salt into a large bowl.

3) Add the butter and mix with a fork or a pastry cutter until the mixture resembles fine granules.

4) Add the sugar and cinnamon, and mix them thoroughly into the mixture.

5) Add the milk/cream and vanilla and stir them in with a fork until a nice, thick dough forms.

6) Roll the dough out about 1/2 in thickness.

7) Cut out 3-inch squares and transfer the dough to a cookie sheet.

8) Criss-cross (DO NOT cut all the way) each square from corner-to-corner with a knife.

9) Bake for about 12 minutes or more (depending on the thickness of the bread) until it is set and lightly golden.

via SparkPeople user PESCETARIAN.

 

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{I suspect you can use corn husks, plantain/banana, bamboo, fig, grape, and even lotus leaf to wrap them.}

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