Sweet Buckwheat Porridge

Name: Sweet Buckwheat Porridge
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Russian
Ingredients: 100 g (½ cup) buckwheat groats; 300 ml (1¼ cups) water; A pinch of salt; 1 apple, diced; 1 tbsp honey; Walnuts and cinnamon

Гречневая каша

Warm buckwheat with honey and apples

Any fast dayPrep 5 minCook 20 minServes 2

When to eat it. No oil, wine or fish, so it fits even the strict weekdays of Lent.

Ingredients

Method

Rinse the buckwheat and simmer in the water with salt for 15 minutes.
Add the apple for the last 5 minutes.
Rest covered 5 minutes.
Stir in honey and top with walnuts and cinnamon.

Tip. A sweet twist on Russia’s favourite grain.

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