Baked Spelt Pudding

Name: Baked Spelt Pudding
Ingredients: 1/2 cup uncooked spelt (farro), rinsed and drained; 4 cups 2% reduced-fat milk; 1/2 cup sugar; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/8 teaspoon ground cardamom; 1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise; Cooking spray; Dash of ground cinnamon

8 ingredients

3 steps

Ingredients

1/2 cup uncooked spelt (farro), rinsed and drained
4 cups 2% reduced-fat milk
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon ground cardamom
1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise
Cooking spray
Dash of ground cinnamon

Directions

1

Place spelt in a medium saucepan. Cover with water to 2 inches above spelt; bring to a boil. Cook 2 minutes; remove from heat. Cover and let stand 1 hour. Drain. Place spelt in a food processor; process 45 seconds or until spelt resembles coarse meal.
2

Preheat oven to 275°.
3

Combine spelt, milk, sugar, salt, cardamom, and vanilla in a 2 quart-casserole coated with cooking spray. Bake at 275° for 3 1/2 hours, stirring every hour to prevent a skin from forming. Let stand 5 minutes. Sprinkle with cinnamon. Serve warm or chilled.