Italian Rice Pudding
| Italian cuisine | Vegetarian Cuisine | Rice | Dessert
Ingredients
- 2 cups (500 ml/1.1 pint) water
- 1 cup (110 g/3.9 oz) risotto rice
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 3 cups () half and half
- 1 cup () granulated sugar
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 piece of lemon peel
- Ground cinnamon to garnish
Instructions
- Bring water to a boil, then add rice, salt, and butter.
- Cover, lower heat to simmer, and cook for 20 minutes.
- Place rice in upper part of double boiler with half and half, sugar, cinnamon stick, and lemon peel.
- Bring to boil over direct heat.
- Place over simmering water in double boiler and cook for 45 minutes.
- Remove cinnamon stick and lemon peel.
- Pour rice mixture into a 2-quart (1.9 L) casserole and allow to cool.
- Sprinkle with cinnamon powder.