Arroz con leche recipe

Arroz Con Leche Recipe

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About this recipe

In this blog post I will guide you thru the steps and ingredients needed to craft this recipe. Grab your favorite apron and let's start.
Arroz con leche is a classic Spanish dessert that translates to "rice with milk." This creamy and comforting dish is made by simmering rice in milk, sugar, and aromatic spices until it becomes thick and pudding-like. The addition of cinnamon and lemon zest gives it a delightful flavor and aroma. This traditional recipe has been enjoyed for generations and is perfect for satisfying your sweet tooth.

Keywords: arroz con leche, Spanish dessert, rice pudding, creamy, comforting.

Arroz con leche recipe details

Arroz con leche recipe, recipe Rating: 4.5
Number of votes:101Ingredients
1. Short grain white rice (1/2c about 4 oz)
2. salt (a pinch)
3. lemon rind (3strips)
4. cinnamon stick (1)
5. milk (2c )
6. ground nutmeg (1tsp)
7. butter (1/2stick about 2 oz)
8. sugar (1/3c about 3 oz)
9. egg yolks, beaten (3 medium)

Method of preparation
1. Take a large saucepan, place it over heat. Add milk, strip of lemon rind, cinnamon stick and salt in it. Mix it and keep it to boil.

2. Then take out the lemon rind and cinnamon stick from the pan with a slotted spoon. Then mix rice and egg yolks in it. Turn down the heat to low and keep the rice to simmer for about 15 minutes by stirring it regularly.

3. When the rice becomes soft then adds sugar and butter in it and mixes them properly. Now pour this mixture into a serving dish. Dust nutmeg on it and then serve it warm.

Number of servings – 4