If you've seen The Last Kingdom or grew up in England, then you know the story of how King Alfred the Great fled into the marshes of Somerset only to be berated for burning some cakes. Today, we're making those cakes. We'll also look the history around the story and what it tells us of the changing Anglo-Saxon mindset in 9th century England. Help Support the Channel with Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tastinghistory Follow Tasting History with Max Miller here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tastinghistorywithmaxmiller/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TastingHistory1 LINKS TO INGREDIENTS** SCOTTISH PORRIDGE OATS: https://amzn.to/2W4b5EH OATFLOUR: https://amzn.to/2z8u73x LINKS TO SOURCES** The Last Kingdom - Bernard Cornwell: https://amzn.to/2yvSwjF The Anglo-Saxon World - M.J. Ryan & Nicholas J. Higham: https://amzn.to/2SAQjtT The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle: Illustrated and Annotated - Bob Carruthers: https://amzn.to/2KQpspz Saxons vs Vikings - Ed West: https://amzn.to/2L0U8EB Great Tales From English History - Robert Lacey: https://amzn.to/2xptJNx The Art of Cookery in the Middle Ages - Terence Scully: https://amzn.to/2SqKtvi www.english-heritage.org.uk **Amazon offers a small commission on products sold through their affiliate links, so each purchase made from this link, whether this product or another, will help to support this channel with no additional cost to you. MENTIONED LINKS CAPS: Link ANGLO-SAXON OATCAKES (AKA Honeycakes / Ashcakes) MODERN RECIPE INGREDIENTS 250g oats ½ Cup Oat Flour (46g) 1 ½ sticks (170g) butter melted 50g dried fruit chopped (apples, apricots, cherries) 6 tablespoons (126g) honey ½ teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon cinnamon (optional) METHOD 1. Preheat the oven to 350°F/180°C OR Set a skillet or frying pan over medium high heat. Cooking these on a skillet is closer to the way the Anglo-Saxons would have done it, but it is considerably more difficult. 2. Add the oats, dried fruit, cinnamon, and salt to a medium bowl and mix well. Then mix in the honey and the butter. Once fully incorporated, add the oat flour and mix to combine. 3. With your hands, form small flat patties fairly thin and about 3 inches across and set them on a lined baking sheet (or on a plate if you are using a skillet.) 4. If you are baking the cakes, bake in the oven for 10 - 12 minutes, or until they start to darken around the edges. Place the cakes on a wire rack to cool completely. OR 5. If you are using a skillet or frying pan, gently place several cakes onto the pan. Leave them for 1 - 1½ min, then using a spatula, flip the cakes gently so they do not break, and cook for another 1 minute. The cakes should be browned (possibly slightly scorched) on both sides. Then set them on a wire rack to cool. Repeat until all the cakes are cooked. PHOTO CREDITS Statue d’Alfred - By Odejea, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=295317 Aravind Sivaraj / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) Oat Cakes hanging - Immanuel Giel / Public domain Jon Thomson from London / Kingussie, UK / CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0) Battle of Ethandun - Trish Steel / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0) Kent Downs - Dimitry B / CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/ru_boff/472712409) MUSIC CREDITS Crusade - Video Classica by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100884 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Blood Eagle by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com/ Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com/ Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Peaceful Village by Arthur Vyncke | https://soundcloud.com/arthurvost Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com/ Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en_US #tastinghistory #kingalfred #thelastkingdom #oatcakes #anglosaxon