Belila (vegan Friendly)

Total Time: 1 hr 13 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 3 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup wheat berries
• 3 cups water
• 2 cups milk (or your favorite milk substitute)
• 1 tablespoon honey, to taste
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon (or a small piece of cinnamon stick)
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg, to taste
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon orange flower water (do not omit)
• 1 apple, diced
• honey or powdered sugar
• toasted almond (slivered or sliced)

Recipe

• 1 soak the wheat berries overnight in water to cover. drain the next morning.
• 2 combine the wheat berries with 3 cups of fresh water; bring to a boil.
• 3 reduce heat, cover and simmer 1 hour or until the skins split. drain.
• 4 in the same pot heat the milk (or milk substitute) with the honey, cinnamon or piece of cinnamon stick and nutmeg. gently heat until the spices start to become fragrant.
• 5 remove pan from the burner and stir in the vanilla extract and orange flower water. note: if you used a piece of whole cinnamon stick remove it now.
• 6 stir in the cooked wheat berries and heat through if necessary. or, as we did: spoon a serving of the wheat berries into a bowl and pour milk all around.
• 7 garnish the wheat berries with diced apple, powdered sugar or a drizzle of honey and the almonds.