Ingredients

  • 450 ml milk
  • 4 ounces very fine vermicelli
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 12 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • some freshly grated nutmeg
  • 1 orange, zest of, grated
  • 1 lemon, zest of, grated
  • 2 ounces white sugar
  • 1 tablespoon melted butter
  • 3 ounces no soak ready to eat dried apricots, chopped
  • 3 ounces mix of other no soak ready to eat dried fruit, like raisins, dates, prunes, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons sliced almonds

Method

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Bring the milk to the boil on a medium heat, then add the vermicelli, keep stirring and take of the heat when about half of the milk is absorbed, put aside but give it a stir now and then.
  • Whisk the eggs together with the salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, the zests and the sugar, add the melted butter and the fruits, and then add the vermicelli, mixing everything together.
  • Put this in a greased oven dish, scatter the almonds over it and bake for 25 to 30 minutes.
  • Take the dish out of the oven, leave to stand for a few minutes and serve.