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Arroz Doce (Portuguese Sweet Rice with Cinnamon)

Name: Arroz Doce (Portuguese Sweet Rice with Cinnamon)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Portugal
Ingredients: short-grain rice 300 g; water 900 ml; whole milk 700 ml; sugar 250 g; lemon zest 15 g; orange zest 15 g; cinnamon stick 2 pieces; raisins 80 g

Rice pudding baked slowly with cinnamon and orange.

70 minutes · 6 servings · Easy

Arroz doce is the Portuguese sweet rice, and in many households it is the first thing made when someone is unwell, which explains why it can seem unfashionable elsewhere. The rice is baked rather than boiled, so the grains stay separate and the top turns caramelised. It is eaten warm, sometimes with cinnamon and sometimes with nothing added at all.

Ingredients

short-grain rice300 g
water900 ml
whole milk700 ml
sugar250 g
lemon zest15 g
orange zest15 g
cinnamon stick2 pieces
raisins80 g

Directions

1
Combine rice, water, milk, sugar, zest and cinnamon in a dish.
2
Bake at 160C for 40 minutes until the top is lightly browned.
top is lightly browned and set
3
Scatter the raisins; bake 8 minutes more.

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