Peeta Bread

While reading The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, one thought kept crossing my mind: how are they going to portray this in the movie? With a book franchise as wildly popular as The Hunger Games trilogy, it was only a matter of time before it joined the likes of the Twilight series and become a major movie event.

The movie did not disappoint. The film set opening-day and single-day box office records and continued to become the thirteenth highest grossing film in North America. When a series has such a strong fan base as The Hunger Games does, it is only expected that fans will be in an uproar if even the slightest detail is changed during the transition from book to film. I felt that the movie was faithful enough to the original while still appropriately adapting itself to suit the new medium. Additionally, when the author of the series herself helps write the film adaptation, there is no greater stamp of approval.

Just as millions of tween girls have engaged in war over supporting Team Jacob or Edward, those same girls duked it over cheering for Peeta or Gale. The inspiration for my next dish came from this torrid love triangle. Katniss and Peeta's first meeting was not necessarily one either wanted to remember. Katniess, starving and sitting exhausted in the rain, is noticed by Peeta as he is taking out the trash from his family's bakery. Feeling pity for the desperate girl, Peeta throws her some nut and raisin bread. This scene both foreshadowed the future romance between the two and Peeta's role in Katniss's life as the voice of kindness and charity.

I found a recipe for bread inspired by the movie at: http://www.tablespoon.com/recipes/peetas-raisin-nut-bakery-bread-recipe/1/ It was quick and easy as it promised. It took about an hour to prepare and then bake. I first mixed together the wet and dry ingredients in seperate bowls. The recipe called for a lot of applesauce which helped created an interesting butter, egg, and applesauce mixture.

 

 

I then mixed the dry and wet mixtures together and baked it for 45 minutes.

 

 

After the infallible toothpick test in the bread's center, it was ready to cool down and be enjoyed.

 

 

The bread definitely does not have the sweetest flavor and it certainly is not for any raisin haters, but it was decent and had a nice, hearty flavor. Hey, when you live in District 12, you take what you can get.

 

May the odds be ever in your favor.