Bolognese Rice Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 3 cups milk
• 3/4 cup arborio rice
• 4 eggs, beaten
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup unsalted pistachios, chopped
• 1/3 cup walnuts, chopped
• 1/3 cup golden raisin
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 2 teaspoons grated lemon zest
• 2 tablespoons rum
• confectioners' sugar, for dusting

Recipe

• 1 in a saucepan over medium heat, bring the milk to a simmer.
• 2 add the rice, cover and reduce the heat to low.
• 3 cook for about 30 minutes or until the mixture is very soft and creamy.
• 4 stir often to prevent sticking. remove from heat and cool.
• 5 preheat oven to 350 degrees f. butter a 10-inch round cake pan.
• 6 stir the eggs into the rice. add sugar, nuts, raisins, butter, and zest.
• 7 pour in the prepared baking pan.
• 8 bake for 1 hour, or until a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean.
• 9 remove from the oven and pierce the cake in several places with a fork.
• 10 pour the rum over the cake. cool to lukewarm and unmold to a serving dish.
• 11 before serving, dust with confectioners sugar.