Baked rice pudding
Ingredients
- 100g (½ cup) arborio rice
 - 1 litre milk
 - 1 vanilla pod, split and seeds scraped
 - 30ml (2 tbsp) castor sugar
 - 4 pieces lemon peel
 - 30ml (2 tbsp) butter, chopped
 - 15ml (1 tbsp) castor sugar, extra double-thick cream, to serve
 
Instructions
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															Preheat the oven to 160ºC.
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															Place the rice in the base of a 1,75-litre-capacity shallow ovenproof dish.
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															Combine the milk, vanilla pod and seeds, sugar and lemon peel in a bowl. Pour this over the rice and stir to combine. Cover with foil and place on a baking tray.
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															Bake for 1 hour, remove the foil and stir.
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															Bake uncovered for a further 30 minutes.
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															Top with the butter, sprinkle with the extra sugar and bake until the top is golden, about 10 – 15 minutes.
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		Serve with the cream.

