Lembas with PB

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Written by Arcaino in 2026. Translated into Quenya by Chaered in 2026.

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First picked up via VL in post by Arcaino. Provided here with permission, under the CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

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No.	Quenya	Tengwar	Means
1	Coimas (Eldarin ??)	  	Lembas (Elvish waybread)
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3	Þundi		Ingredients
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5	?? ?? ?? ?? ??	    	3 c. whole wheat flour
6	?? ??. ?? ??	    	1 tsp. baking powder
7	??/?? ?? ??	/  	1/2 c. shortening
8	??/?? ?? nehtë	/  	1/3 c. honey
9	??/?? ?? ?? ??	/   	1/2 c. peanut butter
10	?? ?? ilin	  	2 c. milk
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12	Lé		Directions
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14	Á laucata urna ana 524????.	     	Preheat oven to 425°F.
15	Á sampanë ilyë þundi ???? tenna mai-hwintina.	       	Combine all ingredients using mixer until well mixed.
16	Á panta maxë ?? ?? ?? (ó nelti ta maicë ve cárima) ?? ?? peresta?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ??.	                     	Spread out dough into a rectangle (with as sharp of corners as possible) just under ½" thick on a floured cutting board.
	?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ??.	          	A rolling pin may be helpful but is not required.
17	Á cirë maxë ?? cantildi ?? ?? ??????????.	        	Cut dough into squares of approximately 1½"×1½".
18	Á nyaþë ?? lanúrë ?? ristainen pelas larrimpeo cantië.	         	Score pieces with shallow diagonal cuts in an "X" pattern.
19	Á sesta maxeo estatiër ??-?? havarcë ????.	       	Place pieces of dough on a parchment-lined cookie sheet.
	Rië ?? min hya atta ?? ?? ??; úvaltë paluë lai.	            	Only an inch or two gap is needed; they will not spread much.
20	Á masta ter 41 lúminci hya tenna nelecco ?? arivë endessë ?? masto ettulë ve poica.	                	Bake for 14 minutes or until a fork inserted near the middle of a piece of bread comes out clean.
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22	Caruvas arivë 04 coimasso estatiër.	     	Makes about 40 pieces of lembas.
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24	Vaita i masta: ?? ilya estatië, á cirë ?? atta ?? malcúnë lassë ?? 6?? ?? ?? ???? ?? ???? ??,	                       	To wrap the bread: For each piece, cut two pieces of banana leaf about 6" long and 2¼" to 2½" wide,
	an á vaita tu os i masto estatië anquat menunna,	          	and wrap each around the piece of bread in opposite directions,
	ó i rámat talda i mastassë.	      	with the flaps on the bottom of the bread.
	An á nutë ?? ?? lanya ?? ???? ?? os i vaitina masta ve seres os ??.	                 	Then, tie a piece of twine about 2' long around the wrapped bread like a ribbon around a package.

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