Happy Lughnasadh Everyone!
Also known as Lammastide in England, Lùnastal in Scotland, or Calan Awst in Wales, (now all of GB gets it off for bank holiday anyway ;) it's the yearly celebration of the summer harvest! Yay! Fun with summery food! Think the first corn and barley harvest, lots of bilberries, bonfires, hand marriages, (Lasted a year and a day. Can we bring those back please?), & feasting :) Not an abundance of bilberries to be found in Brooklyn, but seemingly the blueberry has been named honorary berry for the N. Eastern US, while the blackberry is celebrated over on the Pacific Northwest. (I bought some of each. I have a hard time saying NO to berries...) I also read that my ancestors over in Scotland baked something called a lunastain bannock, which was a cake (well sort of...) A lot of the super old school recipes seemed to
Lunastain Bannock
1 1/2 cup oats 1/2 cup flour (I used brown rice flour)
1/4 cup ghee/butter/coconut oil + 1/2 cup hot water
2 tbsp honey or maple syrup (I used 1 tbsp maple syrup and 1/2 tsp monk fruit "in the raw".)
handful chopped nuts
I small chopped fruit (about 1/3 cup I used a fresh apricot from market)
1/2 tsp xanthan gum
pinch of salt
large pinch of soda
spice blend: 1/8 tsp cinnamon, 1/8 tsp nutmeg, 1/2 tsp ginger, 1/8 tsp cloves.
Set oven to 325F Grease a baking sheet. Sift the dry ingredients into a bowl. Add the wets and rub in to form a dough. Add the nuts and fruit, making sure they are evenly distributed. Form into a 6" round on a lightly floured surface and prick all over with a fork. Place on the sheet and bake for about 40-45 min. Allow to cool before breaking and eating :)
BKBTY
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