Italian Rice Pudding

Italian Rice Pudding — a rice recipe, 9 ingredients, about 1 min.

Serves 8 · 1 min · Rice

contains dairy

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Ingredients

Units: US Metric
  • 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
Make it lactose-friendly
  • 1 tablespoon butter → plant butter, ghee (mostly lactose-free), or olive oil

Swaps are suggestions, not medical advice. Check labels if lactose is a serious issue for you.

Steps

  1. Bring water to a boil, then add rice, salt, and butter.
  2. Cover, lower heat to simmer, and cook for 20 minutes.
  3. Place rice in upper part of double boiler with half and half, sugar, cinnamon stick, and lemon peel.
  4. Bring to boil over direct heat.
  5. Place over simmering water in double boiler and cook for 45 minutes.
  6. Remove cinnamon stick and lemon peel.
  7. Pour rice mixture into a 2-quart (1.9 L) casserole and allow to cool.
  8. Sprinkle with cinnamon powder.

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Source

Wikibooks Cookbook — adapted under CC BY-SA 3.0