Barley Pudding

This Barley pudding has much the same consistency as rice pudding and is just so much more than a pudding!

You can have this for Breakfast, as a Pudding, or for Supper.

It is very cheap to make, nutritious, and easy-a definite winner.

Ingredients

• I used 200g of Pearl Barley 20p (49p for 500g in home Bargains)
• 1 pint of milk taken from a 4 pint container 27p
• 3 heaped dessert spoons of sugar about 5p
• Cinnamon, Mace or Garam Masala. I used Cinnamon and Garam Masala
  I love my spices so used about a flat teaspoon of cinnamon and a heaped teaspoon of Garam masala.
• Stir in some dried fruit if you wish.

Method

• Soak barley overnight
• Cook barley until fairly soft – just boil then simmer in boiling water.
• Drain barley
• Add 1 pint milk, spices and sugar
• Bring to boil
• Simmer until it thickens a little more.
• Remove from heat and let it thicken up – it will carry on cooking in the pan and swelling up even more.
• This makes about 12 servings! Yes! Loads and loads.
• Keep it in the fridge covered, and reheat some for breakfast or eat it cold with some fruit for a pudding.
• Serve it any way you like it.

Total cost approx 60p including the spices so just 5p per serving.