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Cuscuz de trigo (cuscuz di trigo)

A sweet wheat couscous cooked in milk and cinnamon, somewhat like a creamy dessert. It is served warm or cold and keeps well in the fridge.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

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Instructions

  1. Heat the milk with the cinnamon stick, salt and sugar until it just starts to simmer.
  2. Remove the cinnamon, then pour in the semolina in a steady stream, stirring with a wooden spoon.
  3. Cover and let the semolina swell for 5 minutes off the heat.
  4. Add the butter, vanilla and raisins, then fluff the semolina with a fork.
  5. If the mixture is too runny, return it to low heat for 5 minutes, stirring.
  6. Serve warm or cold, dusted with cinnamon.

Variations and tips

Baked version. Pour the mixture into a buttered dish and bake for 15 minutes at 180 °C for a lightly golden top.

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Original Ecomely recipe.