Athenian Pudding-Rizogalo

By amaliana

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup rice
• pinch of salt
• 1 quart milk
• 4 egg yolks
• 3/4 cup sugar
• grated rind of 1 orange or 1 lemon
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• cinnamon

Details

Servings 6

Preparation

Step 1

Parboil rice in 1/2 cup water with a pinch of salt for five minutes; drain. Scald the milk ;add drained rice and cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, for 45 minutes. Beat egg yolks with the sugar. Remove the rice mixture from the fire and slowly stir in the egg yolks, mixing well. Add orange or lemon rind(or a combination of both) and return to low fire; stir constantly until creamy and thick. Add vanilla, mix well, and pour into sherbet glasses or dessert bowls. Sprinkle with cinnamon and cool. This may be served with thick cream.