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Gruel of almanndes (Gruel of Almonds)
Gruel of almanndes (Gruel of Almonds) is a traditional Medieval recipe for a classic gruel made by cooking oatmeal in almond milk flavoured with saffron. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Medieval version of: Gruel of Almonds (Gruel of almanndes).
prep time
20 minutes
cook time
20 minutes
Total Time:
40 minutes
Serves:
4
Rating: 
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Original Recipe
Gruel of almaꝺ
(from A Forme of Cury)
Ꞇ almaꝺꝯ y blaceꝺ · bꞅay ē wiþ oꞇe mele · ꝺrawe ē ỽp wiþ watur +̅ caſt þꝯon afro +̅ alꞇ·
Translation
Gruel of almonds
Take blanched almonds and pound them with oatmeal. Boil with water, add saffron and salt.
Modern Redaction
Essentially this is porridge, but made with almond milk
Ingredients:
200g ground
almonds
100g fine oatmeal
600ml water
pinch of saffron
salt to taste
Method:
Pound together the almonds and oatmeal in a mortar until very fine. Turn into a pan, add the water and bring to a simmer. Continue cooking until the mixture has a thick, porridge-like consistency.
Crumble in the saffron and stir to colour the gruel. Season to taste with salt, turn into a serving dish and bring to the table.
Find more Medieval recipes as well as more recipes from the Forme of Cury here.
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