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Hastletes of Fruyt (Roast Fruit)

Hastletes of Fruyt (Roast Fruit) is a traditional Medieval recipe for a classic dish of fruit roasted in olive oil that's served as a snack. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Medieval version of: Roast Fruit (Hastletes of Fruyt).

prep time

10 minutes

cook time

15 minutes

Total Time:

25 minutes

Serves:

4

Rating: 4.5 star rating

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Original Recipe




Hastletes of Fruyt

(from A Forme of Cury)



HASTLETES OF FRUYT. XX.IX. VII. Take Fyges iquarterid. Raysouns hool dates and Almandes hoole. and ryne hem on a spyt and roost hem. and endore hem as pomme dorryes & serue hem forth.



Translation


Take quartered figs, raisins, whole dates and whole almonds. and run them on a spit and roast them until lightly brown (golden) as pomme dorryes and serve them forth.

Modern Redaction


Ingredients:

6 fresh figs, quartered
100g raisins
60g whole, pitted, dates
100g blanched almonds
2 tbsp olive oil

Method:

Place all the ingredients in a roasting pan. Drizzle the olive oil over the figs then place in an oven pre-heated to 160°C (320°F/Gas Mark 3). Leave for about 4 minutes, until the almonds have coloured then turn everything over and cook for a further 4 minutes. Serve warm as a snack.

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