Sweet porridge recipe

Sweet porridge can be served as a dessert or breakfast and is traditional from Jaén, Spain. It is customary to make them at the beginning of November, when All Souls Day is celebrated, although today we can find them throughout the year. The sweet porridge of all saints day is characterized by being similar to custard, with milk, cinnamon and lemon, soft and delicious, which is why they are so appreciated!

In this article we teach you how to make sweet porridge so that you can enjoy this delight whenever you feel like it. You will see that the steps are simple and the ingredients easy to get. Keep reading!

Ingredients to make Sweet Porridge:

• 100 grams of common wheat flour
• 90 milliliters of light olive oil
• 800 milliliters of skimmed milk
• 180 grams of white sugar
• 1 pinch of salt
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon of aniseed or matalahúva
• 1 cup bread crumbs
• 1 piece of lemon rind

How to make Sweet Porridge:

1. Put a saucepan to heat with the milk, the lemon peel and the cinnamon stick. Keep the preparation over medium heat until it begins to boil.
2.  Watch that the milk does not overflow when boiling, but keep the heat like this for 4 minutes. Remove the saucepan when this time has passed, remove the lemon peel and cinnamon.
3. Heat oil in a skillet and fry the bread pieces over medium-low heat, turning them over so that they are browned on all sides.
4.  She tries to keep the pieces not too big. Place the homemade croutons on a plate lined with kitchen paper to remove excess oil.
5. In the same oil used to fry the bread, add the anise grains, stir for a minute, strain the oil with a strainer and transfer the strained oil to a saucepan.
6. In this way, you will get a delicious flavored oil.
7. Brown the flour for half a minute and stir with a hand whisk, as this is how the sweet porridge recipe is best made.
8. Pour in the milkto prevent the flour from burning, little by little and without stopping mixing. Thus, a cream will form that, as the seconds pass, will thicken quickly.
9. Continue mixing for up to two minutes, or until you notice a custard-like texture.
10.  Keep in mind that when it rests it will thicken a little more, so it is better that it be a little more liquid.
11. Tip: you can use semi-skimmed or whole milk if you prefer, as well as lactose-free milk.
12. Add the sugar and a pinch of salt and stir until these ingredients are completely dissolved.
13. Liquid sweetener or fructose can be used, but avoid cane or brown sugar to give the sweet porridge its characteristic whitish color.
14. Let the preparation cool in the fridge for at least a couple of hours.
15. When serving the sweet porridge, do not forget to place the pieces of fried bread and sprinkle powdered cinnamon or drop a few threads of cane syrup.
16. Ready! The sweet porridge recipe is ideal for breakfast or a snack