Leche Frys in Lentoun (Almond Milk Fruit Pie) is a traditional Medieval recipe for a classic spiced Lenten fruit pie of apples, pears, prunes and currants cooked in almond milk. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Medieval version of: Almond Milk Fruit Pie (Leche Frys in Lentoun).
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Original Recipe
Leche Frys in Lentoun
(from Harleian MS 279)
Leche frys in lentoun. Drawe a thik almaunde mylke wiþ water. Take dates and pyke hem clene with apples and peeres, & mynce hem with prunes damysyns; take out þe stones out of þe prunes, & kerue the prunes a two. Do þerto raisouns, coraunce, sugur, flour of canel, hoole macys and clowes, gode powdours & salt; colour hem vp with saundres. Meng þise with oile. Make a coffyn as þou didest bifore & do þis fars þerin, & bake it wel, and serue it forth.
Translation
Cold Slices in Lent. Draw a thick almond milk with water. Take dates and pick them clean with apples and pears, & mince them with plum prunes; take out the stones out of the prunes, & carve the prunes in two. Add currants, sugar, cinnamon, whole maces and cloves, good powders & salt; colour it up with sandalwood. Mix this with oil. Make a coffin (pie shell) as you did before & place this filling in it, & bake it well, and serve it forth.
Modern Redaction
Ingredients:
500ml Almond milk
50g chopped dates
2 medium apples, peeled, cored and diced
2 medium pears, peeled, cored and diced
100g pitted prunes, sliced lengthways
50g currants
sugar to taste (up to 50g)
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp mace
1/2 tsp cloves
2 tsp goode powdor
1/4 tsp salt
a few drops of red food colouring (in place of sandalwood)
2 tbsp olive oil
1 22cm pre-baked pie shell
Method:
Mix together the almond milk, sugar, spices, oil and food colouring (you're aiming for a brilliant red colour) and the mixture should be thick but runny. In a separate bowl, mix together the fruit then add the almond milk mixture and blend thoroughly. Place the filling in the pie shell and place in an oven pre-heated to 190°C and bake for 45 minutes, or until the filling is set and the top has slightly browned.
Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely before serving.
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