Basque Rice Pudding - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 liter whole milk
2 cinnamon sticks
1/3 cup medium grain rice
1/2 cup sugar
cinnamon, for serving

Preparation

Add milk, rice, and cinnamon sticks into a thick bottomed pan that has a capacity of at least 1.5 liters of liquid. It is important that the pan is thick bottomed because otherwise the rice will burn.
Place on medium-high heat and bring to boil, stirring every 3-5 minutes.
Allow mixture to boil as high as possible, without boiling over, then turn down heat to medium, continuing to stir.
Stir every 5 minutes. After 45 minutes, add sugar. Continue boiling and stirring for 15-20 minutes, until desired thickness.
Serve warm or cold, topped with cinnamon powder.