Cracked or Rolled Wheat
Ingredients
Directions
In a large pot, bring 2 quarts of water to a boil.
Stir in 1 pint of cracked wheat and ½ teaspoon of coarse sea salt.
Use a farina boiler or double kettle and cook for 3 hours without stirring.
Once done, mold the mixture into dishes.
Serve hot or cold with fruit sauce, cream, and sugar.
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.
Explore the science
What each ingredient does
- Cracked wheat
- Provides the body of the porridge; its starch swells and thickens as it cooks in water.
The step that matters
Cook for 3 hours without stirring. Gentle, indirect heat from a farina boiler or double kettle lets the grains swell and soften without scorching on the bottom. Stirring can break the grains and make the texture gluey.
“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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