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Greek Farina Dessert Recipe

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Nutrition

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Ingredients:

Serving

1/2 lb of butter
2 cups farina
4 cups sugar
3 cups water
2 cinnamon sticks
1/2 cup pine nuts (optinal)

Directions:

In a 3 quart pot add water,sugar and cinnamon sticks bring to a boil and let simmer for about half an hour
While this mixture is simmering in a frying pan melt your butter and then add the pine nuts and farina stirring frequently untill the farina
Becomes light brown in color
Once the farina is done remove cinnamon sticks from what is now syrup
Slowly and carefully add all the syrup into the frying pan with the farina
Now watch out because it does splatter very badly but its worth it
Now that you have added the syrup to the farina lower flame so it just simmers cover pan for about five minutes
Then stir your mixture it should absorb all the syrup
If it has not yet ,continue cooking uncovered and stirring constantly untill all liqiud is absorbed
Serve warm and sprinkle with ground cinnamon

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	655.77 Kcal (2746 kJ)
Calories from fat	262.22 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	29.14g	45%
Cholesterol	60.94mg	20%
Sodium	7.58mg	0%
Potassium	99.73mg	2%
Total Carbs	95.42g	32%
Sugars	59.14g	237%
Dietary Fiber	1.22g	5%
Protein	6.3g	13%
Vitamin C	0.1mg	0%
Vitamin A	0.3mg	9%
Iron	1.4mg	8%
Calcium	23.8mg	2%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	285.54 Kcal (1195 kJ)
Calories from fat	114.18 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	12.69g	45%
Cholesterol	26.53mg	20%
Sodium	3.3mg	0%
Potassium	43.43mg	2%
Total Carbs	41.55g	32%
Sugars	25.75g	237%
Dietary Fiber	0.53g	5%
Protein	2.75g	13%
Vitamin A	0.1mg	9%
Iron	0.6mg	8%
Calcium	10.4mg	2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

salty
savory
bitter
sweet

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Recipe Tags

< 200 kcals

Weightwatchers Points

15.3

Points
18

PointsPlus

Good Points

saturated fat free,
sodium free

Bad Points

High in Sugar

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