Village farina custard (poutika)

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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

SYRUP

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

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