Baked Rice Pudding With Seasonal Fruit

Ingredients

• 1 cup rice
• 1 quart milk
• salt to taste
• 1 cup cream
• sugar to taste
• seasonal fruit (cherries, blackberries, apricots, apples, or peaches), cut up and sweetened
• nutmeg for garnish
• cream for serving

Method

1. 1 Combine 1 cup rice and 1 quart milk in a pot. Boil very slowly, stirring to prevent burning, until the rice is tender and creamy.
2. 2 Remove from heat. Stir in a pinch of salt, 1 cup cream, and sugar to taste.
3. 3 Place sweetened, uncooked seasonal fruit in a deep baking dish. Spread the rice mixture roughly over the fruit.
4. 4 Bake in a slow oven (300°F) for 2 hours until heated through and set.
5. 5 Serve warm or cold, topped with cream and grated nutmeg.