Baked Austrian Rice Pudding (Reisauflauf)

• 250 g short-grain rice (or risotto rice such as arborio)
• 1 liter milk (or replace 250ml by cream)
• 100 g brown sugar
• 4 small ripe bananas
• 3 eggs (separate)
• 50 g butter
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest
• 1 dash salt
• 1/2 vanilla bean
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar, for coating

1. Slice vanilla bean in half lengthwise and scrape out seeds.
2. Bring milk and if using cream to a boil and add rice and vanilla seeds.
3. Reduce heat, cover pot and let rice steam until soft (about 20minutes).
4. Separate eggs and beat egg whites with a dash of salt until firm.
5. Mix butter, sugar until creamy.
6. Add egg yolks, cinnamon and lemon zest. Mix again.
7. Cut bananas in 5mm slices/rounds.
8. Add rice and mix until "batter" is homogeneous.
9. Incorporate beaten egg whites slowly.
10. Butter a casserole or a cake pan and pour in half of the rice batter. Spread mixture evenly.
11. Cover rice batter with banana slices and cover with the other half of rice batter. Spread evenly.
12. Sprinkle with 3 tablespoons brown sugar.
13. Let bake at 175u0b0C for about 25-30 minutes until a golden brown crust has formed.
14. Enjoy!

shortgrain rice, milk, brown sugar, bananas, eggs, butter, cinnamon, lemon zest, salt, vanilla bean, brown sugar

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/baked-austrian-rice-pudding-reisauflauf-467060 (may not work)