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Village farina custard (poutika)

Yield: 1 Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1 qt Milk
• 1/2 c Farina regular --(cream of wheat semolina)
• 1/2 c Sugar
• 1 ts Vanilla
• 2 tb Butter or margarine
• 2 Eggs; well beaten MMMMM---------------------------SYRUP--------------------------------
• 1 c Honey or sugar
• 1 tb Lemon juice
• 1/2 c Water
• 1/4 c Almond or pistachio nuts

Instructions:

Cinnamon Fresh fruit slices -OR- preserves 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 KM@SALATA.COM (KAREN MINTZIAS) On 23 NOV 95 233003 -0800

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