Baked Rice Pudding With Apricots

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3/4 cup short-grain rice, rinse till clear (arborio)
• 4 cups milk
• 1/4 cup diced dried apricot
• 1/4 vanilla bean, split lengthwise & scraped
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated lemon zest
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 4 egg yolks

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 300 degrees f.
• 2 in a covered heavy saucepan, bring the rice,milk, apricots, vanilla scrapings, and lemon zest to simmer over medium heat.
• 3 immediately reduce the heat to as low as possible, cover tightly, & simmer gently; stirring occasionally, until the rice is very tender, 20-25 minutes & turn off.
• 4 stir the sugar into the cooked rice mixture.
• 5 stir in the egg yolks.
• 6 pour the rice pudding into a greased baking dish and bake for 20 mintues until slightly browned on the top.
• 7 remove from the oven and let cool.
• 8 chill until ready to serve.