Lammas Recipe – Frytour of Erbes
Friday, August 8th, 2008Yeah I’m a week late but with my hosting going all wonky on me I never did get to put my Lammas info up. So here’s a yummy recipe for Lammas…or any time you want some herb fritters. yummy
Frytour of Erbes (Herb Fitters)
by Julie R., Pacific Northwest
“This is from 14th Century England. Use fresh herbs.”
Makes about 3 dozen 2-1/2″ fritters.
3 cups all-purpose flour
2-1/4 cups water
1/4 teaspoon yeast
1/8 teaspoon salt
vegetable oil for frying
2-1/2 teaspoons chopped sage
1-1/2 teaspoons chopped thyme
6 tablespoons chopped parsley
1 tablespoons chopped oregano
honey, to top fritters
Dissolve yeast in 1/2 cup water.
Add salt to flour; when yeast is foamy, add yeast and rest of flour to water.
Let sit while you chop and ground the herbs.
Divide batter in 4 portions.
Add one kind of herb to each portion, (or add four times as much of any one of the herbs to the whole batter).
Fry in 1/4″ deep oil by the 1/2 tablespoonful.
Serve with honey.






