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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:
Tags : Baking RecipesBritish RecipesEnglish Recipes
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.
Find more Medieval recipes as well as more recipes from the Forme of Cury here.