World Flavors Cookbook

Rizogalo

Greek rice pudding — creamy, slow-cooked in whole milk and perfumed with vanilla, dusted with cinnamon. The nursery food of Greece.

Cuisine: Greece

Ingredients

• 150g round-grain rice
• 1L whole milk
• 100g sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• Pinch of salt
• Ground cinnamon to dust

Instructions

1. Combine rice and milk in a heavy pot over medium-low heat.
2. Stir frequently as it heats.
3. Simmer gently 35-40 minutes, stirring almost constantly, until rice is very tender and cream is thick.
4. Add sugar and vanilla. Stir 2 more minutes.
5. Pour into bowls. Cool to room temperature.
6. Dust generously with cinnamon before serving.