Thursday, February 27, 2014

Rice Pudding


Ingredients:
  •     1 cup white rice, uncooked
  •     1 1/2 cups water 
  •     8 cups whole milk 
  •     1 (3-inch) cinnamon stick
  •     1 1/2 cups sugar 
  •     1/2 teaspoon salt 
  •     1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  •     1 lime peel
  •     Ground cinnamon, for dusting
Preparation:
  1. Leave the rice in water for 2 hours and drain.
  2. Bring 1 1/2 cups of water to medium-high heat in a medium size heavy saucepan.
  3. When the water boils, add the rice moving to prevent sticking. 
  4. Let water dries, add gradually the milk and cinnamon stick. Move frequently and cook for 20 minutes.Then, add the sugar, salt, cinnamon and lime peel.
  5. Continue cooking, stirring constantly, until the mixture is thick, about 30 minutes. 
  6. Transfer the pudding to a serving bowl. Sprinkle  ground cinnamon on top and serve.
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Sunday, February 2, 2014

Strawberry Banana Bread





Ingredients:

For the Bread
  •     2 cups of all-purpose flour
  •     3/4 cup banana smashed (2 bananas)
  •     1 cup of strawberries, washed and chopped
  •     1 cup granulated sugar
  •     1 tablespoon of melted butter
  •     1 tablespoon oil
  •     1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  •     1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  •     1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  •     2 teaspoons baking powder
  •     1 egg, beaten
  •     Pinch of ground nutmeg
  •     4 1/2" width x 8 1/2" long loaf pan

For the Strawberries Syrup

  • 1 1/2 cup of strawberries, washed and chopped
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1/4 cup granuladed sugar


Preparation:
For the Strawberries Syrup 

  1. Place in a saucepan at low heat the strawberries, sugar and water.  
  2. Cook for 20 minutes.
For the Bread

  1. In a bowl, mix flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, ground cinnamon and ground nutmeg.
  2. In other bowl, mix the banana smashed, egg beaten, melted butter, oil and vanilla. Then, add this mixture to the other.
  3. Mix well, add the strawberries.
  4. Pour mixture into a buttered pan.  Bake for 1 hour at 350° F. (I had to bake the mixture for 50 minutes at 300° F. because my oven usually is too hot).
  5. Remove from pan, cool for 20 minutes. 
  6. Place on top the strawberries syrup.

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