Arroz con Leche II

Description
Cuban rice pudding

Ingredients

 * ½ cup rice
 * 1½ cups water
 * 1 small piece of lemon peel
 * 1 small cinnamon stick
 * 4 cups milk
 * 1 cup sugar
 * ¼ tsp salt
 * 1 tsp vanilla extract
 * cinnamon

Directions

 * 1) Wash the rice.
 * 2) Cook the rice in the water, lemon peel and cinnamon stick until rice is soft (about 10 minutes or so).
 * 3) Add the milk, salt, vanilla and sugar.
 * 4) Bring to just under a boil and turn down heat.
 * 5) Cook at medium-low heat, uncovered, until it gets thick and rice has absorbed most of the milk, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking.
 * 6) Remove and discard the cinnamon stick pour into one large bowl or several smaller bowls and sprinkle with cinnamon.