Milchreis (German Rice Pudding) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup short grain white rice
1/4 cup sugar
3 cups milk
1 cup cream
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 inches piece vanilla beans, split open (or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract)

Preparation

Mix the rice, sugar and salt in a large saucepan. Stir in the milk and cream, and add the whole piece of vanilla bean. Place over medium heat and bring to a boil, stirring often.
Reduce heat and simmer the rice for 30 minutes, or until soft and milk/cream mixture becomes thick. Stir often.
Scratch out vanilla seeds and stir into pudding. Discard vanilla bean pod.
Serve warm with cinnamon and sugar or fruit compote, or both.