Lebanese Rice Pudding with Cinnamon and Caraway
- 1 tablespoon caraway seeds
- 9 cups water
- 1 cup rice flour (see Note)
- 2 cups sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 cup walnut halves
- 1/2 cup slivered almonds
- 1/2 cup pine nuts
- Confectioners' sugar, for dusting
- In a spice grinder, grind the caraway seeds to a coarse powder.
- Pour the water into a large saucepan.
- Whisk in the rice flour, sugar, ground caraway and cinnamon.
- Bring to a boil over moderate heat, whisking constantly.
- Reduce heat to moderately low and simmer, whisking often, until the pudding is very thick, about 1 hour and 10 minutes.
- Transfer to a bowl and let cool to room temperature.
- Cover and refrigerate overnight.
- Meanwhile, place the walnuts, almonds and pine nuts in separate small bowls and cover with water.
- Let stand at room temperature overnight.
- To serve, spoon the pudding into bowls and sprinkle with the nuts.
- Dust with confectioners' sugar and serve.
caraway seeds, water, rice flour, sugar, cinnamon, walnut halves, almonds, pine nuts, confectioners
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/lebanese-rice-pudding-cinnamon-and-caraway (may not work)