I want to visit Spain. I always thought that if I did, it would definitely be a vacation centered around Food. Anthony Bourdain seared that thought in my mind, when he referred to Spain as “The best place in the world to eat.”

The Book of Tapas by Simone & Ines Ortega, is a celebration of the little bites or plates of food offered in bars across Spain. Tapas can be pretty much anything you would like to eat and this book definitely has a variety of options.

The recipe from this book that I am sharing with you is  a lovely cinnamon and citrus infused Rice Pudding. So delicious and very easy to make. I hope you take the time to make and enjoy it.

RICE PUDDING
Ingredients:

4 cups (1 liter)  milk

1 small cinnamon stick

zest of 1/2 lemon

zest of 1/2 orange

1/2 cup of  short grain rice

1 cup of superfine sugar

1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon

Directions

1. Pour the milk, cinnamon stick, lemon zest, orange zest into a medium sauce pan and bring to a boil. Remove from the heat and let this steep for 30 minutes.  Run through a fine strainer to remove the zest and discard the cinnamon stick.

2. Return the milk to the sauce pan and bring to a simmer. Add the rice and cook, stirring frequently over low to medium heat for 10 minutes. Add the sugar and simmer for another 10 minutes stirring frequently until the the rice is bubbly and has thickened. Remove from the heat and allow to cool. Divide the rice among 4 small dishes and garnish with the cinnamon.

Enjoy!