Before telling the story all the ingredients are set out in bowls. I added flowers,acorns and flowers for a festive feeling. The story starts off with the villagers living in a beautiful valley (the big bowl of flour) until one day a dragon comes and with his mighty tail it is not long before he has cleared the land and retreats to his cave leaving the village in cold and ice(salt and sugar are added). The Archangel Michael looked down from the heavens to this sad and frozen land. He stretched out his right hand and plucked a handful of stars from the firmament and flug them down to the earth. (through in the raisins). With his left hand he gathered sungold from the sky and sent that to the earth ( and the whole egg yoke).The stars turned to iron and entered deep into the ground. The sungold melted the ice and men once more felt the blood warming their hands and feet.
The farmers sowed the land with seeds ( sprinkle with the sunflower seeds)
When Autum came and the crops were ripe, the Archangel Michael came to them and told them to" harvest the grain,grind it into flour mix the dough and knead it well (start kneading the dough) Bake it in the oven until it is done.
"place the loaf in the center of your table and share it with family and friends. This shall be the harvest loaf: each slice that is cut in friendship will warm your hearts, and each lice that is eaten will give you strength and power to overcome the dragon."The story and recipe came from my book All Year Round. The bread was delicious. We enjoyed it sitting outside under the light of the full moon.
While we waited for our Harvest Loaf to cook, it was time to harvest the garden!! Ryan was so surprised to pull out "big" carrots. He and Sage had a blast pulling the carrots - it was funny to watch them get so excited. Sage even started digging up the carrots that had lost their tops.It was a great family event and everyone is looking forward to next years harvest!!
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