Coconut Rice Pudding

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 cups water
• 2 inches cinnamon sticks
• 1 lime peel (2-inch-long strip)
• 1 cup long grain rice, uncooked
• 1 quart milk
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 4 egg yolks, lightly beaten
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups shredded coconut
• 1 tablespoon butter, cut up
• ground cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 in a medium saucepan, bring the water to a boil; add stick cinnamon and lime peel.
• 2 reduce heat, simmer covered, for 5 minute.
• 3 add rice; return to boiling.
• 4 simmer, covered, for 20 min., or until all the liquid is absorbed and the rice is tender.
• 5 stir in the milk, sugar and salt. simmer over medium to low heat, stirring frequently, for 40 minute or until most of the liquid is absorbed.
• 6 remove from heat. discard cinnamon and lime peel.
• 7 preheat broiler.
• 8 in a medium bowl, combine egg yolks and vanilla.
• 9 spoon a few tablespoonsof the hot rice mixture into egg yolk mixture.
• 10 stir egg yolk mixture and 1 1/4 cups shredded coconut back into rice mixture.
• 11 transfer rice mixture to a 2-quart square baking dish. top with remaining 1/2 cup coconut and the butter pieces; sprinkle with ground cinnamon.
• 12 broil for 3-4 minute or until coconut is golden brown.
• 13 serve warm.