PANTRY PORRIDGE

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Makes a robust breakfast and lunch for one or a simple breakfast for two

Each summer my father brings me blueberries from my great-aunt’s farm in South Carolina. I freeze a gallon just for January. Begin the night before.

INGREDIENTS

1 cup frozen blueberries

3 cups whole milk

1 teaspoon vanilla

¼ teaspoon cinnamon

¼ teaspoon ground ginger

¼ teaspoon salt

½ cup whole barley

½ cup whole spelt

Sorghum syrup Bee pollen

TOOLS YOU’LL NEED

Measuring cups and spoons

9-by-10-inch sheet pan

Small mixing bowl Whisk

4-quart cast-iron pot with a lid

Large wooden spoon

The night before: preheat the oven to 200 degrees.

Spread the blueberries on the sheet pan; set them in the refrigerator to thaw.

In the bowl, whisk together the milk, spices, and salt.

Pour the mixture into the pot.

Add the barley and spelt.

Cover.

Bake for 8 hours.

In the morning: fold in the blueberries with the wooden spoon.

Top with sorghum syrup and bee pollen.

Eat warm.