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Rice Pudding - Arroz con Leche

Desserts

And to celebrate Lent and Eastern coming soon, we want to share one of our favorites recipes Rice Pudding, which is delicious and very sweet :-) Along with French toast and fried milk, the favorite dessert to enjoy during this time of the year is rice pudding. It is very soft, creamy and sweet, accompanied by a glass of anise ;-) Although this rich dessert is prepared and eaten throughout the year, it is during this week when it is prepared in every house, almost as if it were an obligation. When my mother prepares it, the aroma coming from the kitchen takes us back to our childhood and Holy Week. And here's the recipe from my mother, which needs to be made with ample time, patience and love !


Ingredients

  • 1 heaped Cup (250 grs.) Round Rice
  • 8 1/2 Cups (2 litres) of Whole Milk
  • 6 Tablespoons White Sugar
  • 2 Sticks Cinnamon
  • Peel from 1 Lemon
  • 1 Pat of Butter
  • 2 Tablespoons of Cream
  • 1 Pinch of Salt
  • 1 Splash of Anise
  • Cinnamon powder

Preparation

HOW TO PREPARE:


⦿ In a tall pot we are going to start heating a liter (4 1/4 cups) of milk and once it starts boiling we will add the rice, the lemon peel (trying to avoid the white skin part because it is bitter) and cinnamon sticks.


⦿ We reduce the heat to medium and begin to stir it so that the ingredients come together and also so that the milk does not stick to the pot.


⦿ Little by little, we will be adding another liter (4 1/4 cups) of milk that we previously heated.


⦿ The total cooking time will be 45 minutes.


⦿ Ten minutes before the end of cooking we will add the butter, the cream and the sugar, and we will continue stirring, especially now since sugar gets very easily sticky.


⦿ And finally we add the splash of anise which will give a very rich taste to our rice.


⦿ It is time now to distribute the rice with milk in different bowls, we use earthenware bowls, sprinkle with a little cinnamon powder and we recommend letting it cool to be served at the table :-)


And you can already see how tasty it is.  Take your spoon and we are sure that you can not stop eating ;-) Looking forward, as always, to hearing from you to see how it turned out. Have a Happy Lent !