Italian (Arborio) Rice Pudding

Name: Italian (Arborio) Rice Pudding
Total time: 85
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 2 cups water; 1 cup Arborio rice; 1 tablespoon butter; ¼ teaspoon salt; 3 cups half-and-half; 1 cup sugar; 1 cinnamon stick; 1 (1 1/2 inch) piece lemon peel, or more to taste; 1 pinch ground cinnamon, for garnish

Recipe by Nick Van Laar from allrecipes.com

Dessert 1 Hr. 25 Mins.

Ingredients

8 servings

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2 cups water
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1 cup Arborio rice
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1 tablespoon butter
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¼ teaspoon salt
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3 cups half-and-half

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1 cup sugar
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1 cinnamon stick
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1 (1 1/2 inch) piece lemon peel, or more to taste
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1 pinch ground cinnamon, for garnish

Instructions

Bring water to a boil in a large saucepan; add rice, butter, and salt. Place a cover on the saucepan, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook rice at a simmer until the rice is tender and the moisture is mostly absorbed, about 20 minutes.
Stir half-and-half and sugar into the rice until the sugar dissolves; add cinnamon stick and lemon peel. Bring the mixture to a boil and remove from heat.
Place a large stainless steel bowl atop a pot of simmering water. Pour the rice mixture into the top of the double boiler and simmer, stirring occasionally, until thickened, about 45 minutes.
Pour rice pudding into a serving dish. Remove and discard cinnamon stick and lemon peel from pudding; let cool slightly before garnishing with cinnamon to serve.