Christmas Rice Pudding

Ingredients:

Sauce & topping:

• 150 g. / ⅔ cup mixed dried red fruit
• 6 tsp. black currant or cherry jam
• 250 ml. / 1 cup water
• 6 tsp. whipped cream
• 200 g. / 1 cup fresh redcurrants

Rice pudding:

• 300 g. / 2 cups pudding rice
• 1.5 l / 6 cups semi-skimmed milk
• 500 ml. / 2 cups single cream
• 3 tbsp. runny honey
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 vanilla pod

Follow these steps:

1. Put the dried fruit and jam into a pan with 250 ml. / 1 cup of water.
2. Place over a medium heat and cook gently for 10 minutes.
3. Stir well.
4. Place the rice, milk, cream, honey and cinnamon in a large casserole.
5. Score the vanilla pod lengthways; scrape the seeds out, adding both to the pot.
6. Stir well and bring gently to the boil, then simmer gently for 30 to 35 minutes.
7. Spoon the cooked rice pudding into a serving dish, swirl the fruit sauce into it and top with whipped cream.
8. Scatter with fresh redcurrants