A-11: Halfling Recipe...... 121

A-11:
Halfling Recipe
The following is excerpted from "The Cookhill Family Recipe
Book" lately published by Fredwise Cookhill, owner and proprietor
of the famous Three Loaves Public House & Inn in Ashbury. Used
with permission of the author.
Grandma Cookhill's Three Bowl Bread
In a large bowl, blend one-third of a cup softened butter and two-thirds of a cup
of sugar until creamy and light. When this is done, add a fresh hen's egg and
beat the mixture a bit more to blend.
In a second bowl, sift one and three-quarters cup of flour together with one and
one-half teaspoons baking powder, one-quarter of a teaspoon of baking-soda, and
a teaspoon of Cumbrian cinnamon.
In the third bowl, mash three very ripe banana-fruit, preferably of the sweeter
Cattanese variety.
Add one-third of the flour mixture to the butter bowl, and beat the two together;
then add one-third of the mashed bananas and beat again. Continue adding
both mixtures by thirds to the large bowl until all the flour, butter-and-eggs,
and banana-fruit are thoroughly blended. Then, if you wish, you may add a halfcup
of shelled walnuts for flavor. Spread the batter into a well-greased 4" x 8"
pan and bake for one hour at a temperature of 350 degrees.
The resulting bread is very healthful and tasty and can be served as an addition to
the mid-morning meal. It also makes a pleasant snack in a picnic basket, and is
wholly appropriate fare to offer elven visitors.