Creamy Stove-Top Rice Pudding - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 tablespoons butter
1 1/2 cups milk
1 cup 18% table cream (or use 1 cup half and half cream)
1/2 - 1 teaspoon cinnamon (or use 1 cinnamon stick, can use both!)
1/4 teaspoon fresh grated nutmeg (optional)
1/2 cup uncooked short-grain white rice
1/2 cup raisins (to taste) (optional)
3 -4 tablespoons white sugar (or to taste)

Preparation

Melt butter in a medium heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium-low heat.
Add in milk, cream, cinnamon and the nutmeg (if using) bring to a simmer, sirring constantly.
Add in rice and raisins then mix in sugar (start with 2 tablespoons adding in more to taste).
Reduce the heat to the LOWEST setting and simmer uncovered on top of the stove for about 1 hour or until desired consistency, stirring very frequently.
This will thicken up even more upon standing.
Serve warm.