Name: Rice pudding & spiced plum bake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 1
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 -

Ingredients for - Rice pudding & spiced plum bake

1. 500g plums , halved and pitted

2. 1 cinnamon stick

3. juice and zest 1 orange

4. 150ml sweet sherry

5. 2 tbsp golden caster sugar , plus extra for sprinkling

6. 700ml whole milk

7. 50g golden caster sugar , plus extra for sprinkling

8. 200g pudding rice

9. ½ nutmeg , grated

10. 170g can evaporated milk

11. knob of butter

How to cook deliciously - Rice pudding & spiced plum bake

1 . Stage

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.

2 . Stage

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.

3 . Stage

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.