Riz Au Lait (French Rice Pudding) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 cups milk
1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract or 1 vanilla bean, scrapings
1 pinch cinnamon
1/2 cup sugar
1 pinch salt
1 cup arborio rice
3 tablespoons butter
2 egg yolks

Preparation

Bring 4 cups of water to a boil and cook rice for about 2-5 minutes and strain.
Meanwhile warm up milk with vanilla, cinnamon, sugar and salt added.
Bring to a light boil and add rice.
Cover and let simmer on LOW(!) for 30-45 minutes.The rice should be really soft for this dish. Stir and check a few times to make sure the rice doesn't burn or stick to the bottom.
Add butter and stir.
Add egg yolks, one at a time, and stir. After a couple minutes it's done.