Moms Farina Breakfast Pudding 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.

CARAMEL APPLE BREAKFAST PUDDING

Steps:

• In a saucepan, add apples and water; bring mixture to boiling; lower heat.
• Cover and cook over medium-low for 5-7 minutes or until apples are tender; stirring frequently.
• Drain apples and transfer to a small bowl.
• Stir in cinnamon and set apples aside.
• In the same saucepan, add brown sugar, corn syrup, and butter.
• Cook and stir over medium heat until just reaches boiling.
• Remove from heat.
• Pour mixture into an ungreased 2-quart square baking dish.
• Sprinkle evenly with pecans.
• In another bowl, add eggs, milk, vanilla, and nutmeg; mix well.
• Place half of the bread slices on top of the caramel, trimming bread to fit.
• Spoon apples evenly over the bread slices.
• Place remaining bread slices over apples.
• Pour egg mixture evenly over bread slices; press bread down gently to moisten completely.
• Cover and chill if refrigerator for 3 to 24 hours.
• In a 325°F oven, bake, uncovered, for 40-45 minutes or until knife comes out clean.
• Run a knife around the edges to loosen.
• Cool in pan on a wire rack for 15 minutes.
• Carefully invert pudding onto a platter (Spoon any remaining caramel mixture in dish over pudding).
• Cut and serve warm.

PUERTO RICAN STYLE FARINA

Steps:

• 1. In a saucepan over medium heat, combine milk, water, salt, vanilla, fresh nutmeg and a cinnamon stick. Bring to a low simmer, stirring constantly to prevent the milk from scorching or forming a skin.
• 2. Add sugar and stir until completely dissolved.
• 3. Remove the cinnamon stick & discard.
• 4. Add the butter and stir until completely melted.
• 5. Add farina slowly to prevent lumps and stir constantly for about 1 minute.
• 6. Remove the pan from heat and continue stirring until the farina has thickened to a wet porridge-like consistency. DO NOT OVERCOOK! The farina will continue to thicken a bit after serving.
• 7. Serve in a shallow bowl. Sprinkle ground cinnamon and a bit of sugar on top, add a small pat of butter and "float" in milk by pouring a bit of milk down the side of the bowl so it makes a farina island.

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.

MOM'S YOGHURT PUDDING

Steps:

• Mix together all the ingredients in a bowl.
• If desired, top with fresh fruit and enjoy!