Making a Baked Rice Pudding

This English favourite has a thin golden crust. Put SO g pudding rice in a buttered baking dish with 60 g caster sugar, 1 tsp grated lemon zest, a pinch of salt and 600 ml warm milk. Sprinkle with nutmeg and dot with butter. Bake, uncovered, at 150°C for 1-1½ hours, stirring only once, after the first 30 minutes.

For a rich flavour and crisp skin, dot rice pudding with knobs of butter before baking. Grated nutmeg also adds colour and flavour..