🇱🇻 Latvian Cuisine

Buberts

Semolina Pudding

Prep Time 20 min
Servings 4
Difficulty Easy
Calories 231 kcal

A light, frothy Latvian semolina pudding enriched with beaten egg whites, served warm with berry sauce.

Ingredients

  • 500ml milk
  • 80g semolina
  • 3 eggs, separated
  • 60g sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • Pinch of salt
  • 200g fresh or frozen berries
  • 2 tbsp sugar for sauce
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice

Instructions

  1. 1 Heat milk in a saucepan until simmering. Gradually whisk in semolina in a thin stream.
  2. 2 Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, for 5-7 min until thick.
  3. 3 Beat egg yolks with sugar and vanilla. Temper with a spoonful of hot semolina, then stir back into the pot. Cook 1 min.
  4. 4 Beat egg whites with salt until stiff peaks form.
  5. 5 Fold beaten egg whites gently into the warm semolina mixture in three additions.
  6. 6 Serve warm in bowls, topped with berry sauce made by simmering berries with sugar and lemon juice.

Did You Know?

Buberts was the standard hospital and sanatorium dessert in Soviet-era Latvia, prescribed for its gentle, nourishing qualities.

From The Culinary Codex — http://theculinarycodex.com/dish/latvian/buberts/