Easy Traditional British Rice Pudding

Name: Easy Traditional British Rice Pudding
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 2 h 30 min
Total time: 2 h 40 min
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon /25 grams butter, for greasing the dish; 3 1/2 cups /850 milliliters whole milk; 1 1/4 cup /285 milliliters double cream (heavy cream); 1 vanilla pod, split; 4 ounces /110 grams short-grain white rice (about 2/3 cup); 2 tablespoons /25 grams golden caster sugar (or superfine white sugar); 2 strips lemon zest; 1/2 teaspoon grated nutmeg, for topping; Poached pears, for serving, optional; Roasted rhubarb, for serving, optional; Homemade jam, for serving, optional

2h 40m·British

Prep10 min

Cook2h 30m

Total2h 40m

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