Sweet Bobota

Recipe-Ingrediants

Dad came back from the village, and once again we delved into the years of the occupation. These conversations have been told countless times, yet I always enjoy listening to Dad narrate his experiences and challenges. My grandmother Panagiota, with her many children, the poverty they endured, and how resilient she was. I've heard my dad tell the story of how one day, as he was walking down the street, a truck loaded with Italians passed by. They saw him, a small, weak boy, and one of the Italians shouted, "PICOLO...E...PICOLO..." and offered him food in a metal container. He quickly devoured it and returned the container, but the spoon remained in his hand. The Italians left, and my dad hurried home, frightened. In his hands, he held the spoon that the Italians had left him. When he entered the house, he gave it to my grandmother, who noticed that the spoon had a swastika engraved on it. It was a spoon from the German army. My grandmother often made bobota. When she had sugar or honey, she would make sweet bobota. She added walnuts or raisins, whatever she had, with a hint of cinnamon. When they had sweet bobota...it was a celebration! So, based on my grandmother's recipe, we will make a sweet bobota for my dad to eat and reminisce about his childhood.

Ingredients:

• 250g cornmeal
• 100g all-purpose flour
• 200g sugar
• 120g water
• 90g olive oil
• 2 eggs
• 60g orange juice
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 vanilla pod
• ½ teaspoon cinnamon
• A pinch of salt
• Powdered sugar for dusting