Rice Pudding with Orange and Toasted Almonds

Name: Rice Pudding with Orange and Toasted Almonds
Yield: Serves 6 to 8
Ingredients: 1/4 teaspoon, table salt; 1 cup, medium-grain rice (white) or long grain white rice; 2 1/2 cups, whole milk; 2 1/2 cups, half-and-half; 2/3 cup, granulated sugar; 1 1/4 teaspoons, vanilla extract; 1/3 cup, slivered almonds, toasted until golden and fragrant; 2 teaspoons, grated orange zest

Desserts or Baked Goods
Fruit
Rice
Puddings, Custards, Gelatins, & Souffles

Appears in Cook's Illustrated September/October 1996

Highlight the rice by cooking it in water first and eliminating extra ingredients.

SERVES 6 to 8

TIME 1½ hours, plus 30 minutes cooling

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