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A typical Portuguese dessert, rice pudding sprinkled with cinnamon, simple and delicious…

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Ingredients

• 100 grams / (3 1/2 ounces) rice
• 400 ml / (1 2/3 cups) water
• 800 ml / (3 1/3 cups) milk
• 300 grams / (10 1/2 ounces) sugar
• 1 lemon peel
• Cinnamon powder for garnish
• 1 cinnamon stick
• A pinch of salt

Directions

Step 1

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1. In a saucepan, pour the water, lemon peel, cinnamon stick, a pinch of salt and bring to a boil over high heat. When starts boiling, remove the cinnamon stick (reserve the cinnamon stick). Reduce to low heat and pour the rice. Stir and cook about 10 minutes.

Step 2

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1. Meanwhile, pour the milk together with the cinnamon stick in a saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat. When starts boiling, turn off the heat and remove the cinnamon stick. When the rice is cooked, pour the milk, stir with a spoon and boil over low heat about 20 to 25 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Step 3

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1. Add the sugar, stir, remove the lemon peel and cook about 10 minutes. Turn off the heat and pour with a ladle the rice in individual bowls. Sprinkle with cinnamon, let cool and serve.

Nutrition facts per serving (6 bowls):

Calories: 317
 
Total Fat: 3 g(5%)
 
Saturated Fat: 1.5 g(9%)
 
Cholesterol: 11 mg(4%)
 
Sodium: 95 mg(4%)
 
Total Carbohydrate: 70 g(23%)
 
Protein: 5.5 g