Grandma Angelita’s Rice Pudding (Arroz con Leche)

Name: Grandma Angelita’s Rice Pudding (Arroz con Leche)
Total time: 2700 s
Yield: Serves 8–12 servings
Ingredients: 6 1/3 cups whole milk (1.5 liters); 1 1/4 cups short-grain rice (about 245 grams); 1 cinnamon stick; Lemon peel (just the yellow part); 1 1/4 cups sugar (about 250 grams); Ground cinnamon

Marco Antonio Olvera JImenez @cook87077210

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This recipe was made by my father-in-law, and I wanted to honor him, since we haven’t made it since he passed away.

Marco Antonio Olvera JImenez @cook87077210

Cadiz

This recipe was made by my father-in-law, and I wanted to honor him, since we haven’t made it since he passed away.

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Ingredients

About 45 minutes

Serves 8–12 servings

6 1/3 cupswhole milk (1.5 liters)
1 1/4 cupsshort-grain rice (about 245 grams)
1cinnamon stick
Lemon peel (just the yellow part)
1 1/4 cupssugar (about 250 grams)
Ground cinnamon

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Steps

About 45 minutes

1

Pour the 6 1/3 cups of milk into a pot. Add the cinnamon stick and lemon peel (make sure to avoid the white pith, as it can make the pudding bitter). Heat over medium-high until it starts to boil.
2

When the milk is about to boil, let the lemon and cinnamon infuse the milk, then reduce the heat to low and add the rice.
3

Stir every 5 minutes to keep the rice from sticking or clumping. Cook for about 35 minutes, stirring, until the rice is tender.
4

Once the rice is tender, add sugar to taste. We like it very sweet, so we use the full amount listed in the ingredients.
5

Pour the pudding into a glass bowl and sprinkle ground cinnamon on top to finish.