Name: Rice pudding & spiced plum bake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 500g plums halved and pitted; 1 cinnamon stick; juice and zest 1 orange; 150ml sweet sherry; 2 tbsp golden caster sugar plus extra for sprinkling; 700ml whole milk; 50g golden caster sugar plus extra for sprinkling; 200g pudding rice; ½ nutmeg grated; 170g can evaporated milk; knob of butter

500g plums
halved and pitted
1 cinnamon
stick
juice and zest 1 orange
150ml sweet sherry
2 tbsp golden caster sugar
plus extra for sprinkling

For the rice pudding

700ml whole milk
50g golden caster sugar
plus extra for sprinkling
200g pudding rice
½ nutmeg
grated
170g can evaporated milk
knob of butter

Method

step 1
Heat oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Put plums, cinnamon, orange zest and juice into a medium-sized baking dish. Pour on sherry, sprinkle on sugar, then cover and bake for 30 mins, until plums are tender.
step 2
Meanwhile, bring milk and sugar to the boil. add rice and cook until soft, about 30 mins, stirring often. Add most of the nutmeg and stir in evaporated milk.
step 3
Remove cinnamon from the spiced plums, then spoon over the rice in an even layer, grate over remaining nutmeg and sprinkle over extra caster sugar. Dot butter on top, return to the oven and cook for 20 mins or until the top is golden.