Ukrainian Cream Of Wheat Fritters (Slast'Ony Z Manykh Krupiv) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup instant cream of wheat
1 1/2 cups milk
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
2 eggs
2 tablespoons vanilla sugar (or 2 tablespoons sugar with 1/2 teaspoon vanilla flavoring)
2 tablespoons butter
whipped cream (or half whipped cream and half sour cream)

Preparation

Heat 1 cup milk to boiling and add Cream of Wheat while stirring. Simmer until thickened, then cover and cook for 5 minutes. Cool. In a bowl, combine porridge with salt, baking powder, and 1/2 cup milk and stir.
Separate eggs. Beat yolks with vanilla sugar until well mixed. Add melted butter and mix with porridge. Whip egg whites until stiff and fold into batter.
In a large skillet, drop batter by spoonfuls into hot butter, turning to cook both sides. Keep cakes warm in oven.
Serve with whipped cream and cherry syrup for breakfast or a light luncheon or supper. Makes about 8 cakes.
Festive Ukrainian Cooking.