Ukrainian Kutia (kutya) Made With Cracked Wheat Cereal (bulgur)

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup cracked whole wheat cereal
• 3 cups water
• 1/3 cup poppy seed
• 1 cup boiling water
• 2/3 cup raisins
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 1/2 cup honey
• 1/4 cup slivered almonds
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 cup whipping cream

Recipe

• 1 cook wheat in 3 cups water till tender on medium heat, about 1 hour. keep an eye on it so the water does not evaporate. i usually find 30 minutes is enough and i don’t need to drain it either.
• 2 place cooked wheat, half at a time, in a blender container; cover and blend into a paste (i don't blend mine).
• 3 in small saucepan cook poppy seed in 1 cup boiling water till soft, about 10 minutes. drain.
• 4 mix together wheat paste, drained poppy seed, raisins, walnuts. honey, almonds, and vanilla. chill. stir in unwhipped cream. makes 4 cups.