I have in the past posted about ‘Historical Foods‘ a wonderful website where you will find food history articles, feast recipes and historic recipes including a section on Tudor recipes!
A recent addition is a recipe for Manchet Bread that was eaten in both Medieval and Tudor Britain by the rich upper classes. Historical Foods states that:
“this whiter manchet flour was desired by the rich upper classes because it made a lighter loaf, of finer texture. It was also far more expensive than mixed grain breads because it involved additional costs and labour and because a proportion of the grain (the larger bran particles etc.) was discarded in the boulting process, so that more grain was needed to produce the same amount of flour. Therefore this whiter, finer bread was a status symbol for those who could afford it.”
Want to give it a go? Historical Foods has translated the recipe for the modern kitchen and included photos and a video to guide you through the manchet bread making process.
Find the recipe here.
Enjoy!
The link doesn’t work! Is there another way to find it?
You might like to try this recipe, Talar: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/nether-alderley-mill/features/make-your-own-elizabethan-bread.
Thank you very much!!! I LOVE your blog, it’s the best one I’ve seen so far!
Thank you, Talar! Happy baking!