Milchreis (german Rice Pudding)

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup short grain rice
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 3 cups milk
• 1 cup cream
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 2 inches piece vanilla beans, split open (or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract)

Recipe

• 1 mix the rice, sugar and salt in a large saucepan. stir in the milk and cream, and add the whole piece of vanilla bean. place over medium heat and bring to a boil, stirring often.
• 2 reduce heat and simmer the rice for 30 minutes, or until soft and milk/cream mixture becomes thick. stir often.
• 3 scratch out vanilla seeds and stir into pudding. discard vanilla bean pod.
• 4 serve warm with cinnamon and sugar or fruit compote, or both.