Rice Pudding
Origin: Florence, Italy
Source: Pellegrino Artusi, 1891
Ingredients
- 1 L milk
- 160 g rice
- 100 g sugar
- 80 g raisins (sultanas)
- 30 g candied peel
- 2 eggs
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 small glass rum or cognac
- butter
- 1 pinch salt
- vanilla
Instructions
- Cook the rice in the milk, adding sugar, raisins, candied peel, salt and butter at the halfway point (reserving a third of the milk to add as it thickens).
- Off the heat, while warm, mix in the eggs, rum and vanilla.
- Bake in a greased, breadcrumbed mould and serve hot. Serves eight.