Galatopita (Baked Semolina Pudding)
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Serves:
-
16-18
ingredients
- 1 1⁄2 liters whole milk
- 1 1⁄2 - 2 cups sugar
- 6 tablespoons butter
- 1 cup semolina
- 4 extra large eggs
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
directions
- Preheat oven to 400F.
- Butter a 15 X 13 inch baking pan generously and sprinkle with a generous amount of semolina to coat (the way you would flour a pan).
- In a large pot, scald milk with 1 1/2 cups of sugar.
- Taste the milk to see how sweet it is.
- If you want it sweeter, add up to 1/2 cup more sugar.
- Add butter.
- When butter has melted, add semolina in a thin stream, whisking constantly.
- Bring to the boil and lower heat so that it dosn"t boil too quickly, whisking all the time.
- It will thicken quickly.
- Once thick, remove from heat and cool for 5 minutes.
- Quickly whisk in eggs and keep whisking to incorporate them without curdling them.
- Add vanilla extract.
- Pour into prepared pan and bake for approximately 30-40 minutes, or until top of custard is flecked with golden-brown patches.
- Remove, dust with cinnamon, and cool.
- Note: This is a very plain pudding, and good in its plain-ness. If you want a little flavour boost, stir in some freshly-grated lemon zest to the custard just before baking.
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I suffer from compulsive obsessive behaviour with regard to food and my psychiatrist thought it would be a good idea to find a 'society' where many have the same problem and try to find a cure.
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Got 3 kids that keep me on the go - 10 and under at this point (2008) - I may not get round to updating this for a few years, so you'll have to do your own maths.
I teach English full-time and Greek Cookery part-time. I would like to make the cooking part of it full-time and the English Grammar part of it part-time.
That's all for now.