Ingredients:  

• 1¼ cups farina (Cream of Wheat)

• ¾ cube sweet, unsalted butter

• ¼-1/2 cup pine nuts or slivered almonds (optional)

• Ground cinnamon

• Chopped walnuts or  whole, blanched almonds (optional)

Syrup:

• 1 1/8 cup sugar

• 2¼ cups water

Directions:

• In small pot, combine sugar and water.

• Bring to a boil and simmer 5 minutes.

• In saucepan, melt butter and heat to a deep golden brown..

• Watch it carefully; it burns quickly and suddenly.

• Add cream of wheat and pine nuts or almonds, if desired.

• Saute the cream of wheat and nuts until golden, about 5-10 minutes.

• Add syrup and cook for 3-5 minutes until all liquid is absorbed.

• Mixture will be quite thick.

• Let rest 2-3 minutes.

• Spread mixture into well buttered 8-inch square pan.

• Smooth top.

• Sprinkle with ground cinnamon.

• Decorate with chopped walnuts or whole, blanched almonds, if desired.

• When cooled, cut into squares or diamonds.  

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