This is the recipe that was submitted to Gourmet Magazine by the FDNY Company 18. Very simply and oh so very good! I like to add raisins to my rice pudding. If you do too, add the raisins into the milk and rice mixture before simmering so they will be nice and plump 🙂
Bring milk, rice, sugar, butter, vanilla, and salt (raisins too, if desired) to a boil in a 4-quart heavy saucepan over moderately high heat, then reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, stirring frequently, until rice is very tender, about 1 hour.
Just before rice mixture finishes cooking, whisk eggs lightly in a bowl.
Remove pan from heat and slowly add 1 cup of rice mixture to eggs, whisking constantly.
Stir egg mixture into remaining rice mixture in pan, then stir in cream.
Pour pudding into a 13- by 9-inch glass or ceramic baking dish (3-quart capacity) and sprinkle with cinnamon.
Chill pudding, covered, at least 3 hours.
