FARRO PERLATO CEREAL

Farro Perlato Cereal image

Farro perlato is the Italian word for emmer wheat. It is a wheat grain, actually a kernel that resembles barley from Popola di Foligno in the heart of Umbria. I have been looking for ways to incorporate this grain that has lots of fiber and protein into our meals. Enjoy this creation!

Provided by Fran

Time 8h35m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

1 cup farro perlato
1 pinch salt
1 cup 2% milk
2 teaspoons white sugar
½ vanilla bean, split lengthwise and seeds scraped

Steps:

Place farro in a bowl and cover with several inches of cool water; let stand in refrigerator for 8 hours to overnight. Drain.
Place farro in a saucepan and cover with water; stir in a pinch of salt and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until tender, about 15 minutes. Drain.
Mix milk, sugar, vanilla bean with seeds, and a pinch of salt together in a saucepan. Cook and stir over medium-low heat until sugar is dissolved and milk is warm, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove vanilla bean and add farro to milk mixture. Cook and stir until heated through, about 5 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 194.4 calories, Carbohydrate 40.6 g, Cholesterol 4.9 mg, Fat 2.5 g, Protein 7.1 g, SaturatedFat 0.8 g, Sodium 26.3 mg, Sugar 6.7 g