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Bread and porridge

Here is the recipe of ordinary flat bread-cakes and a tasty porridge.

FLATBREAD
3,5 dl barley meal
3,5 dl rye meal
3 dl wheat flour
5 dl milk
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon of caraway or aniseed

Mix all ingredients. Roll out the dough to form flat cakes the size of a saucer. Prick the breads and bake on a baking-tray or a hot hearth-stone.

 

BARLEY MEAL PORRIDGE
9 dl of water
1 teaspoon of salt
3 dl of barley meal flour or rye flour

Bring water and salt to a boil. Stir in the meal little by little. Let it gently boil under a lid for about ten minutes. Stir now and then and before serving. Serve with sweet jam, honey or dried fruit and perhaps milk.