Farina Pudding With Berries Recipes

MOM'S FARINA BREAKFAST PUDDING

Steps:

• Mix farina, sugar and salt.
• In a saucepan, bring milk to a boil then briskly stir in farina mixture.
• Lower heat, cooking and stirring constantly for 3 minutes.
• Add butter, then remove from heat and sir in eggs and vanilla.
• (Eggs will cook from the heat, but you may use pasteurized frozen egg product if you wish.) Pour mixture into individual custard cups rinsed in cold water.
• Refrigerate overnight and serve chilled (unmolded or not) with crushed berries, if you wish.

FARINA PUDDING WITH FRESH FRUIT

Steps:

• Make pudding:
• In a small saucepan over moderate heat simmer milk, farina, honey,and a pinch salt, stirring constantly, 3 minutes. In a bowl beat egg lightly and stir in about one fourth farina mixture. Stir egg mixture into farina mixture and cook, stirring, until pudding just begins to boil.
• Put pan in a bowl of ice and water and stir pudding until cool, about 5 minutes. Stir in vanilla and divide between 2 small dessert bowls. Cover surface of pudding with plastic wrap to prevent a skin from forming and chill 20 minutes, or until ready to serve.
• Prepare fruit while pudding is chilling:
• Peel and dice kiwi and mango. Hull and dice strawberries. In a small bowl stir together fruit, lime juice, and sugar and chill until ready to serve. Spoon fruit over pudding.

FARINA PUDDING WITH BERRIES

Steps:

• 1. If serving immediately, defrost frozen or crush fresh strawberries and set aside. Have all ingredients and measuring utensils ready including beaten eggs. Prepare a square or round casserole dish buttering well on bottom and sides.
• 2. Scald one quart of milk slowly in non stick pan on med low flame being careful not to burn or simmer. Cook just until a film covers the top and it is steaming. If you are in a hurry preheat milk in microwave and pour into pan to finish scalding and next steps.
• 3. Stir in the combined 2/3 c farina,1/3 c sugar,1/4 tsp salt with a whisk and stir until it starts to thicken then whisk in the beaten eggs, stirring several minutes until of pudding consistency. Remove from heat and whisk in 1 tsp. vanilla extract until blended and pour into buttered dish. Let set for 15-20 minutes. Serve with strawberries or raspberries on the side.

FINNISH CRANBERRY WHIP (VATKATTU MARJAPUURO)

Steps:

• Heat cranberries in 1 1/2 cups water to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer uncovered until berries pop, about 8 minutes.
• Press cranberries through sieve to remove skins. return juice to saucepan. Add sugar, 1 cup water and the salt; heat to boiling.
• Add farina gradually, stirring constantly. Cook, stirring occasionally, until thickened, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Pour into small mixer bowl. Beat on high speed until pudding becomes fluffy and light pink, 3 to 5 minutes.