Lord of the Rings-Inspired Recipes with Chef Frank and Emily

Hey fellowship of the friends! Today I'm joined by Chef Frank Proto of @ProtoCookswithChefFrank to make our (not at all officially sanctioned) versions of lembas and a tart based on the hobbits' feathertop fry-up. We're both big fans of LOTR (and many other fantasy and sci-fi franchises) and thought it'd be fun to put our own spin on some recipes inspired by the books and movies.

Scroll down for Frank's lembas bread recipe and my tart recipe!

Huge thanks to the awesome production team that made this possible:

Producer: Isabel Alcántara
Director of Photography: Colin Jakubczyk
Locations Manager: Karen Proto
Chief Executive Production Assistant: Dan Roboff

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Frank: https://www.instagram.com/protocooks
Emily: https://www.instagram.com/emilyslamduncan

Like our shirts? I'm wearing Frank's merch, which you can get here: https://chef-frank-protocooks-2.creator-spring.com

And he's wearing mine, which is available here: https://my-store-ced2f3.creator-spring.com

Thanks for watching and let us know if you want more like this (not that you have much of a choice)!

Recipes:

*Weathertop Bacon, Tomato, and Sausage Tarts*

NOTE: You can get a downloadable/printable version of this recipe right here: https://slamduncan.substack.com/p/lotr-marathon-menu-special-edition

Ingredients:

Dough:
Pie dough (I'll bring)
Flour for dusting

Tomato jam:
2 Tbsp olive oil
1 cup red onion, diced
1 tsp smoked paprika
1 tsp cumin seeds
3 cups grape tomatoes, cut in half
salt & pepper to taste
1-2 Tbsp water (as needed)
2 tsp brown sugar
4 tsp apple cider vinegar

Filling:
4 oz pancetta
1 lb hot Italian sausage, removed from casings
18 pieces aged white cheddar or gruyere (roughly 1 inch square, 1/4 inch thick)

Equipment:
Sauce pot
Frying pan
Rolling pin
Cookie cutter or round glass
Muffin pan

Process:
- Preheat oven to 375 F
- Roll out dough, cut out and form into tart shells (in greased muffin pan), place in fridge
- Make tomato jam (in a sauce pot: cook onion in oil with a little salt until softened, then add spices, then tomatoes, cook until softened and starting to boil/reduce, add sugar and vinegar, bring to a boil then simmer 5 minutes, set aside to cool)
- Meanwhile, render pancetta, remove from pan and set aside (bowl lined with paper towel)
- Brown sausage in pancetta fat, remove from pan with slotted spoon and set aside
- Assemble tarts: tomato jam on bottom, pancetta and sausage in middle, cheese on top
- Bake 15-20 minutes, until tart shell is golden brown and cheese is melted
- Let cool 10 minutes before removing from tin and enjoy!

*Lembas Recipe*

Ingredients:
115 grams (1/2 cup or 1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
100 grams (1/2 cup) granulated sugar
45 grams (1/4 cup) brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 large egg
2 teaspoons honey
175 grams (1 and 1/4 cup) all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
120 grams (3/4 cup) cornmeal
1/2 teaspoon salt

Equipment:
Stand mixer or handheld beaters
Sheet pan

Process:
- Cream butter & both sugars
- Add eggs, vanilla & honey
- Whisk together all of the dry ingredients
- Add dry ingredients to the butter mixture
- Blend well
- Scoop cookie to 2-3 oz
- Flatten a little
- Bake at 350 F until golden brown on the edges and set in the middle

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