100g/3½fl oz pudding rice (or Spanish paella rice)
75g/2½oz caster sugar
1 litre/1¾pints full-fat milk
150ml/5fl oz double cream
1 tsp vanilla extract or ½ vanilla pod
split lengthways
pinch salt
plenty freshly grated nutmeg
Directions
Preheat the oven to 140C/285F/Gas 1.
Melt the butter in a heavy-based casserole dish over a medium heat. Add the rice and stir to coat. Add the sugar
stirring until dissolved. Continue stirring until the rice swells and becomes sticky with sugar.
Pour in the milk and keep stirring until no lumps remain. Add the cream and vanilla and bring the mixture to a simmer. Once this is reached
give the mixture a final stir and grate at least a third of a nutmeg over the surface. Bake for 1-1½ hours and cover with foil if the surfaces browns too quickly.
