Real Cream Of Wheat

My husband enjoys a bowl of oatmeal every morning. Yes he makes it himself too.



I prefer a bowl of Cream Of Wheat instead...or also known as Germade.



Well, I just came across this post from a gal who shows you how to make your own Cream Of Wheat from Wheat kernels...You know, those buckets and buckets of stuff you have obediently stored and don't know what to do with.

I Love tutorials. I guess I am a visual kind of person. I hope you will enjoy the instructions and pictures of How to make your own Cream Of Wheat...
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REAL Cream of Wheat

Have you ever made homemade cream of wheat?  It does not even resemble the stuff you buy in the box and it is YUMMY, and so good for you.  I made some this week and took pictures in case you have not tried it. 

First you need to grind the wheat very coarsely.  My electric wheat grinder can't do coarse enough.  My hand grinder can but it's too big of a pain to drag out so I use this handy little coffee grinder.  (You can also use a blender with the pulse setting.)

Just put a handful of wheat in there and grind it until it looks roughly like this:

I actually usually don't do it quite this fine because I like the larger pieces in my cereal. They kind of pop in your mouth when you are eating them and they are SO good! Anyway, once you grind your wheat, bring about 1 cup of milk and a pinch of salt almost to a boil on the stove and then add 1/2 cup of your ground wheat. Whisk it to prevent lumps.

Cook over low heat 10-20 minutes depending on how fine you have ground your wheat.  Use the longer time for more coarse wheat.  You also may need to add more milk to get the desired thickness.  Continue to stir occasionally.  When the cereal is cooked add a half a tsp. of vanilla and brown sugar if you want - I definitely do!

Yea I do stir that in before I eat it  :)

One of my favorite breakfasts on a cold morning, and it is really good for you (minus the brown sugar maybe  :)