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| Ah, Lughnasadh/Lammas of long ago, when frogs were considered... autumnal? |
Today marks the old-school beginning of Autumn. Called Lughnasadh and Lammas Day ("Loaf Mass" Day), among other things, it's the ancient first day of fall in the Northern Hemisphere, first day of the Autumn harvest. This was the day when the first loaf of bread was baked with the first harvested wheat of the season, small frogs notwithstanding, while trolls were massaged and faeries dry cleaned. The frogless loaf is the spice.
Anyway, here's Da-da's Loaf Mass Day offering, a spiced pumpkin bread recipe with very little frog in it. It's based on an America's Test Kitchen recipe, but Da-da modified it to make it better. Please read the entire recipe before beginning. The surprise is either that there are no frogs to speak of in the recipe, or the streusel vein running through its heart DOES have frogs... really, Da-da didn't check, so you do the math. If you might possibly like frog and pumpkin together, THEN THIS IS FOR YOU.
