Italian
Rice Cake
by Gambero Rosso · 452K subscribers on YouTube
A traditional Italian rice cake made with milk, eggs, almonds and candied citron, flavoured with lemon and vanilla, then soaked in liqueur.
- Cook
- 45 min
- Difficulty
- medium
Ingredients
11 items- 1 lMilk
- 4 pcsEgg
- 2 pcsEgg Yolks
- 350 gSugar
- Lemon Zestfrom one lemon
- 1 pcsVanilla Bean
- 100 gRice
- 100 gChopped Almonds
- 100 gCandied Citron
- Butter(optional) — for greasing the baking dish
- Alchermesto taste
Method
- In a pot, combine milk, lemon zest, vanilla pod and seeds, and rice. Bring to a boil and cook until the rice is tender.
- In a bowl, beat 4 whole eggs and 2 yolks with the sugar until well combined.
- Add the ground almonds and candied citron to the egg mixture and mix.
- Once the rice is cooked, remove the lemon zest and vanilla pod. Let the rice cool slightly.
- Gradually fold the rice into the egg mixture.
- Butter a baking dish and pour in the mixture.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 170°C for 40–45 minutes.
- After baking, prick the cake all over with a toothpick and soak generously with alchermes or a sweet liqueur.
- Allow to cool completely before cutting into lozenges.
Gambero Rosso
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