Sweet Semolina Pudding

Ingredients

• 250 g groats
• 150 g sugar
• 2 tbsp butter
• 1 lemon
• 150 g whole wheat bread
• 3 eggs
• 2 tbsp breadcrumbs
• 500 g berries

Instructions

1. 1.

   Soak the groats overnight in water. Drain. Let them soften with 1 tbsp sugar and 300 ml water over low heat for ½ hour. Stir in 1 tbsp butter, then cool.

2. 2.

   Grate the lemon zest and squeeze out the juice. Finely crumble the whole wheat bread. Separate the eggs; beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form.

3. 3.

   Mix yolks, lemon juice and zest, 100 g sugar, and the bread with the groats. Fold in the beaten egg whites.

4. 4.

   Grease a pudding mold and its lid well, then dust it with breadcrumbs. Pour the mixture into the mold, seal it, and place the mold in a large pot. Fill the pot with water up to the level of the filled mold. Seal the pot and let the pudding gently simmer for 1½ hours.

5. 5.

   Meanwhile, wash and clean the berries. Boil them once with ¼ l water and the remaining sugar, then remove from heat and cool.

6. 6.

   Let the pudding cool in the mold for ½ hour, then pour it out. Serve warm with the berry compote.