Baked millet porridge with pumpkin and apple
Description
The dish is prepared without unnecessary complications. Everyone knows that millet porridge is very healthy. So let's cook it in a way that makes it even more delicious, nutritious, and aromatic. Even those who don't like pumpkin will enjoy this porridge. If some of your family members don't like the smell of pumpkin, you can add a little vanilla sugar to the porridge. Baking the porridge in the oven takes a bit longer than cooking it on the stove, but you won't have to stay by the stove and can go about your business while this tasty dish bakes. Let's cook something delicious and healthy. The dish is ready to be served.
Instructions
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Step 1
1. Put the milk on the stove to heat, and in the meantime pour boiling water over the millet and let it sit for 8–10 minutes. This way we will remove any possible bitterness from the grain. Then carefully rinse the millet under running water.
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Step 2
2. Peel the pumpkin and cut it into cubes: you can make them larger or smaller, it's entirely up to you.
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Step 3
3. Add the pumpkin to the boiling milk, add salt and sugar. Cook for about 5 minutes.
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Step 4
4. Add the buckwheat groats to the slightly softened pumpkin. Cook for about 10 minutes.
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Step 5
5. Pour boiling water over the raisins for a couple of minutes, then drain the liquid and squeeze the raisins.
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Step 6
6. Peel the apple and cut it into pieces.
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Step 7
7. Transfer the millet with pumpkin to a pot, add apple and raisins, and mix.
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Step 8
8. Add a piece of butter, cover with a lid, and place in the oven (into a cold or hot oven — depending on the cookware you will use to bake the porridge).
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Step 9
9. Bake the porridge for about 40-45 minutes at a temperature of 180 degrees.
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Step 10
10. Before serving, the porridge should be stirred. Delicious!