Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
  2. Heat butter in a 4 quart saucepan.
  3. When frothy add rice and And vanilla beans and pod cook for a minute.
  4. Slowly add milk, pinch salt,cinnamon, cardamom, sugar, raisins and bring to under a boil.
  5. Remove pod.
  6. Transfer to a 9 inch square baking pan and set in oven.
  7. Bake uncovered for 1 1/2 hours stirring every 15 minutes.(Just a note on 01/05/05 I made this recipe again left the vanilla bean in and didn`t stir till after 1 hour in the oven baked for 45 more minutes and removed from oven and removed bean at that time. Came out thick and creamy good.
  8. Then bake undisturbed for 1 hour.
  9. Good warm or Cool.
  10. Top with whipped cream.