Arroz con Leche

In a couple of weeks, I'm teaching a class on South American cuisine. I really like this recipe, from Food Network, and I am pretty positive I will be using this recipe. The recipe was created by Marcela Valladolid, and aired on the show "Mexican Made Easy."

Arroz con Leche (Rice Pudding)

Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

• 7 cups water

• 1 cup long-grain white rice

• One 4-inch cinnamon stick

• One 12-ounce can evaporated milk

• One 14-ounce can condensed milk

• 1 cup whole milk

• 3/4 cup golden raisins

• Ground cinnamon, for dusting

Put the water, rice, and cinnamon stick in a medium-size heavy saucepan set over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil, uncovered, and cook until the rice is tender, about 18 minutes. Strain out the liquid, discard the cinnamon and reserve the rice. Return the rice to the saucepan. Stir in the evaporated milk, condensed milk, and whole milk. Continue cooking over medium-high heat until the mixture comes to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and cook, uncovered, stirring constantly, until the mixture is thick, about 20 minutes. Add the raisins, and stir well. Transfer the pudding to a serving bowl. Dust the top of the pudding with ground cinnamon and serve.

Here is a link to the actual website if you would like to follow a video as well: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/marcela-valladolid/mexican-rice-pudding-arroz-con-leche-recipe#lightbox-recipe-video