Swedish Rice Porridge - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 large apple
1 teaspoon butter
1 cup white rice
1 cup water
3 inches cinnamon sticks, or
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
4 cups milk
3 tablespoons brown sugar
1/3 cup raisins
1 teaspoon vanilla
Optional
cream
honey

Preparation

Peel and chop apple.
Rub butter over bottom and sides of a 3 quart saucepan.
Place rice, water, and cinnamon into the saucepan and bring to a boil.
Cover and simmer for 10-15 minute or until water has been absorbed.
Add milk to saucepan. Heat and stir until simmering but not boiling.
Add brown sugar, chopped apple, and raisins and stir gently.
Cover pan and allow porridge to simmer for about 45 minute As it cooks, it will thicken. Stir once or twice while it cooks.
Turn off heat and remove pan from burner. Remove cinnamon stick and stir in vanilla.
Serve warm with cream or honey if desired. Also good saved in fridge and warmed up.