Andifyoupowderit, it's evenusedas a bindingagents.
A lotofgoodusesforit, andthereasonthatwe'reusingittodayisthatitisoneoftheallowedfoodswhenyou'refasting.
A lotoftimeswe'relookingfordessertswhenwe'refastingandsomethinglikericecarewouldbenotallowedbecausericeisnotandallowedfoodforfasting, andthisis a greatreplacement.
It's also a quickerrecipe, soit's gonnacookup a lotfasterthanricecareandprettysimpleingredientsand a prettysimpleprocess.
Sohere's whatwedidwiththetapiocapearls.
I have 1/2 a cupofthedrytapioca, which I soakedinwaterforabouttwohours.
Sotothepan, I'm gonnaaddfourcupsofmilkand I'm gonnaheatthismilkupon a mediumheatandletitcometo a boil.
Yousureyou'vebeenstirringinbetweenandonceitcomesto a boycanreducethetemperatureto a lowandcontinuecookinguntilthemilkreducesandadd a fewstrandsofsuffering.
Givesit a niceflavorandcolor, andwe'regonnaaddabout 1/4 cupofsugar.
AndasthetapiocaorsubMadonnacooksisgonnagettranslucentandthenalmostlike a clearshade, anditalsobecomes a littlegummy, andthewholemixturewillstarttothickenup.
Youcanseeinjust a fewminutesit's alreadystartingtothinkenough.
Wecanadd a tablespoonortwoofdriednuts.
I havepistachiosandcashews, andoncethecurehasbeencookingforabout 10 minutesorso, youcanseeit's thickenedup.
so I likeminechilled, so I liketokeepit a littleontheliquidysidesothatwhen I actuallychillitanditcomesoutoftherefrigerator, it's notjust a bigclump, sohedon't wantitlikethat.
Butifyoukindofkeepit a littleliquidylikethis, thenwhenitcomesoutoftherefrigerator, it's stillit's got a reallycreamyandnicetextureandconsistency.
Um, ifyou'regoingtoserveithotandyoulikeithot, thenmysuggestionwouldbetoboilthemilk a littlelongerandmakesurethatmilkreducessomewhatbeforeyouaddthetapiocainthereandthencookitfor a littlebit.