Lady Godiva’s Bread

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Lady Godiva’s Bread

July 13, 2020 by ctsuddeth

Lady Godiva lived in Anglo-Saxon times—around 1050 AD. Anglo-Saxons called bread half, loaf/.

Poor—pea flour/oatmeal mix known as horsebread

Serfs—oatmeal/barley mix known as dredge

Middle class—spelt/rye mix known as maslin

Mix with boiling water to form a dough (no other ingredients). Knead well. Form into a pancake and place on an ungreased griddle, cooking over a fire on both sides until golden brown. Serve warm with butter or cheese. (Anglo-Saxon law allowed barm/yeast or salt to be added)

[Lady Godiva is my great…great grandmother. Alas, she left no recipes.]