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Bilbo Baggins Seed Cakes

The Hobbit: Bilbo's Seed Cakes

Feast of Starlight
Bilbo's Seed Cakes Recipe by Feast of Starlight April-30-2015 A recipe for Bilbo Baggin's Seed Cakes from Tolkien's The Hobbit.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 6

Ingredients
  

  • 180 g - butter room temp.
  • 180 g - granulated sugar
  • 3 - eggs large
  • 1 tsp - vanilla extract
  • 1 - large lemon zest
  • 200 g - all purpose flour
  • 2 tsp - baking powder
  • 1 tsp - salt
  • 100 g - almond meal
  • 1 1/2 tbsp - caraway seeds

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350F
  • With paddle attachment, mixer butter and sugar until pale.
  • Add lemon zest and vanilla extract. Mix and scrape.
  • Whisk the eggs in a bowl and slowly stream the eggs into the mix on medium speed. Mix until well combined.
  • Add the almond meal in two additions.
  • Add the sifted flour, baking powder, and salt in three additions. Make sure to scrape the bottom and side of the bowl in between each addition.
  • Add your caraway seeds and mix until combined.
  • Scoop the batter into lightly greased mini loaf pans, or small cake rounds, until it/s 3/4 of the way full.
  • Bake for approximately 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.
  • Cool on cooling rack and serve with some fresh cream and jam.