ITALIAN EASTER RICE CAKE FOR EASTER SUNDAY
ITALIAN EASTER RICE CAKE FOR EASTER SUNDAY As well as being a traditional Italian Easter cake, this cake is gluten- free. INGREDIENTS 200g Arborio rice 3 cups milk 1 Vanilla bean, split 20g butter Rind of 1 lemon, finely grated 2 eggs ½ cup caster sugar ¼ cup and 1 tbspn caster sugar extra 2 small oranges, thinly sliced FOR THE FILLING 30g dried apples 60g sultanas 8 dried apricots ½ cup water 1 cup dry white wine 5 tbspns sugar ½ orange, peel on, thinly sliced Cream, to serve. METHOD 1 Preheat oven to 170 degrees C. Combine rice, milk, vanilla bean in a saucepan and stir over medium heat until boiling. Add butter, stir and simmer gently, partly covered, for 8-10 minutes. Remove from the heat and stand mixture for 10 minutes. Strain rice and remove vanilla bean. Cool. FOR THE FILLING 2 Place fruit in a bowl, cover with warm water and stand for 10 minutes. Drain, chop, add to saucepan with water, wine and sugar and simmer for 10 minutes. Add orange slices, simmer for 10 minutes lo...