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Guryev porridge with cream and candied fruits

Guryev porridge with cream and candied fruits

Ingredients

Even children do not notice semolina in Guryevskaya porridge, it is so delicious. There are several versions of the recipe's history. But they all come down to the fact that this dish appeared thanks to Count Guryev. One day, the Count was visiting a friend. For breakfast, they served porridge with creamy foam and dried fruits, prepared by the serf cook Zakhar Kuzmin. The dessert delighted Guryev so much that he decided to buy out the entire Kuzmin family and made Zakhar his chef. Later, this porridge even entered the cookbook of Russian dishes.

Step 1

Guryev porridge with cream and candied fruits

Prepare the foam. Pour the cream into a saucepan and place it in the oven to heat. As soon as the foam forms, carefully remove it with a spoon onto a separate plate. Remove 5-6 foams in this way and set them aside for now.

Step 2

Guryev porridge with cream and candied fruits

Prepare semolina porridge. Add semolina and sugar to the cream left over from skimming. Cook the porridge over low heat for 3-4 minutes, stirring it gently with a spoon. Add butter and stir.

Step 3

Guryev porridge with cream and candied fruits

Finish cooking. Grease a ceramic pot or saucepan with butter. Layer the dessert: cover a layer of semolina porridge with a layer of creamy foam. Pour jam over it and sprinkle with a mixture of nuts, candied fruits and raisins. Make another layer of porridge, foam and a mixture of dried fruits. Pour jam over the very top. Put the pot with Guryev porridge in the oven for 20 minutes.