Spanish Rice Pudding

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup long-grain rice
• 4 cups whole milk
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 3 lemon zest, 3 in strips
• 1 cinnamon stick, 3-4 inches
• 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 bring water to a boil with 1/4 teaspoon salt in a large heavy saucepan. stir in rice and return to a boil. cook, covered, over low heat until water is absorbed, about 18 minutes.
• 2 stir in milk, sugar, zest, and cinnamon stick and simmer, uncovered, stirring often, until thickened and rice is tender, 40 minutes to 1 hour. stir in vanilla. cool to lukewarm in a large shallow bowl, surface covered with a piece of buttered wax paper.