Cracked Wheat
Ingredients
Directions
Stir the cracked wheat into the boiling water and stir well until thickened.
Leave to boil slowly for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Add the salt shortly before serving.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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What each ingredient does
- Cracked wheat
- Provides the bulk and starch that thicken the water into a porridge.
- Boiling water
- Hydrates the cracked wheat so its starch gelatinises and softens during cooking.
The step that matters
Stirring the cracked wheat into the boiling water. Adding the wheat gradually while stirring keeps it from clumping, so the grains hydrate evenly and the porridge thickens smoothly.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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