Stove-top Rice Pudding

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 1/2 cups water
• 1/2 cup seedless raisin
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 cinnamon stick (2")
• 1 slice fresh lemon rind
• 1 cup long grain rice
• 1 1/2 cups light cream
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 egg yolks, beaten
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon (optional)

Recipe

• 1 bring water, raisins, salt, cinnamon stick and lemon rind to boil; stir in rice.
• 2 reduce heat to low; cover and simmer until liquid is almost all absorbed, about 20 minutes.
• 3 combine cream and sugar; stir into rice mixture.
• 4 cook gently over low heat until mixture is creamy.
• 5 whisk a little hot rice mixture into egg yolks, then stir yolk mixture back into pan.
• 6 cook over med-low heat until mixture thickens, about 1 minute.
• 7 remove from heat and stir in vanilla.
• 8 just before serving, remove cinnamon stick and lemon rind.
• 9 sprinkle with ground cinnamon if desired.