Village Farina Custard (poutika)

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy, Eggs, Grains, Fruits	Greek	Breakfast, Greek, Sweets	1	Recipe

INGREDIENTS

1	qt	Milk
1/2	c	Farina, regular
		cream of wheat
		semolina
1/2	c	Sugar
1	t	Vanilla
2	T	Butter or margarine
2		Eggs, well beaten
1	c	Honey or sugar
1	T	Lemon juice
1/2	c	Water
1/4	c	Almond or pistachio nuts
		Cinnamon
		Fresh fruit slices
		OR- preserves

INSTRUCTIONS

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"
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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 1445 Calories From Fat: 462 Total Fat: 52.2g Cholesterol: 453.5mg Sodium: 784.4mg Potassium: 2205.5mg Carbohydrates: 202.8g Fiber: 8.6g Sugar: 184.4g Protein: 48.8g