Italian Rice Pudding

Name: Italian Rice Pudding
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 8 servings
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 (750 ml) half and half; 1 cup (225 g) granulated sugar; 1 cinnamon stick; 1 piece of lemon peel; Ground cinnamon to garnish

90 min · serves 8

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 (750 ml) half and half
1 cup (225 g) granulated sugar
1 cinnamon stick
1 piece of lemon peel
Ground cinnamon to garnish

Steps

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.

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Adapted from “Italian Rice Pudding” in the Wikibooks Cookbook by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Reformatted for this site; this page's recipe text is shared under the same license.