Village farina custard (poutika)
1 recipe
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | quart | Milk |
| ½ | cup | Farina, regular (cream of wheat, semolina) |
| ½ | cup | Sugar |
| 1 | cup | Honey or sugar |
| 1 | tablespoon | Lemon juice |
| ½ | cup | Water |
| ¼ | cup | Almond or pistachio nuts |
| 1 | teaspoon | Vanilla |
| 2 | tablespoons | Butter or margarine |
| 2 | Eggs; well beaten | |
| Cinnamon | ||
| Fresh fruit slices OR- preserves | ||
Directions
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In a saucepan, bring milk to a boil. Add farina, sugar and vanilla and cook 15 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove pan from heat; stir in butter. Add a little of the hot mixture to eggs; beat well, and mix into remaining farina.
Pour mixture into a buttered baking dish and sprinkle with nuts. Bake for 20 minutes in a 350 F. oven.
For syrup, heat honey, lemon juice and water in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, then continue to cook for 5 minutes. Pour hot syrup over baked custard. Sprinkle cinnamon over, then allow to cool for 4 hours. Cut into squares and serve plain, or with slices of fresh fruit or preserves.
Adapted from a recipe in "The Complete Greek Cookbook" Typed for you by Karen Mintzias
Submitted By KAREN MINTZIAS On 04-15-95