Cream of wheat is not for everybody, but those who can not stand the porridge, can still give it the second chance and try shamali cake, made by Cypriots from cream wheat and matsoni.
Ingredients
For cake:
Сream of wheat: 440 gram
Sugar: 100 gram
Matsoni: 200 gram
Vanilla: ½ tea spoon
Baking powder: 5 gram
For syrup:
Water: 100 gram
Sugar: 200 gram
Lemon juice: 2 gram
Cooking method
Mix cream of wheat, 100 gram of sugar, matsoni, vanilla and baking powder until smooth. Pour the mixture into a baking tin and put into the oven, previously preheated to 180°C. Bake until golden.
To make a syrup, melt 200 gram of sugar in 100 gram of water, add lemon juice and cinnamon and stir. Bring to the boil, then lower the heat and cook for 10 minutes.
