1 1/2 cups rice
3 1/2 - 4 cups milk or
rich goat milk
1 cup heavy cream
grated rind of 1 lime
1/2 cup raisins (or other
dried fruit)
1/3 cup sugar
grated rind of an orange
or lemon
2" vanilla bean
2 egg yolks
1/4 tsp. mace
1/2 tsp ground cardamom
3/4 tsp cinnamon
Bring 3 1/2 (more with
short grain rice) cups milk to boil with sugar, grated peels, spices and
vanilla. Add rice and let stand 30 minutes until body temperature.
Add dried fruit.
Beat egg yolks with remaining
milk and/or cream. Mix into milk-rice mixture.
Pour into buttered baking
dish and bake, covered, in a 300 F. oven until milk is fully absorbed and
rice is tender. This will take 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 hours.
If it looks like milk
will be gone before rice is tender, add additional hot milk. When
rice is tender,uncover and increase heat to brown top.
Serve with whipped cream
and/or fruit compote, e.g., raspberries, or raspberry syrup.