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Arroz con Leche (Spanish Creamy Rice Pudding)

Name: Arroz con Leche (Spanish Creamy Rice Pudding)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Spain
Ingredients: short-grain rice 300 g; whole milk 1000 ml; sugar 150 g; lemon zest 15 g; lemon juice 20 ml; ground cinnamon 8 g; raisins 80 g; water 300 ml

Rice slowly simmered in milk with lemon and cinnamon.

65 minutes · 6 servings · Easy

Arroz con leche is the dessert rice across much of Spain, and in the cooler north and west it is a proper set pudding rather than a sweet soup. The rice wants a long low simmer with the lid left slightly ajar, and stirring too early releases starch and turns it gluey. Grated lemon and a cinnamon stick are traditional, and the rind must come out before the rice softens around it.

Ingredients

short-grain rice300 g
whole milk1000 ml
sugar150 g
lemon zest15 g
lemon juice20 ml
ground cinnamon8 g
raisins80 g
water300 ml

Directions

1
Simmer rice with water, zest and cinnamon 20 minutes until half cooked.
2
Add milk, sugar and lemon juice; simmer 25 minutes until thick and creamy.
3
Stir in the raisins; cook 5 minutes.
4
Chill 3 hours; dust with cinnamon before serving.

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