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 Presentation
A dessert, also suitable as a snack, made with rice, milk, sugar, cream, potato starch, vanilla, salt, and optionally, cinnamon.

Ingredients
(For 6 small cups)

• 250 g Arborio rice
• 1 L whole milk
• 180 g sugar
• 4 tablespoons fresh liquid cream
• 3 tablespoons potato starch
• 1 vanilla bean
• Salt
• Cinnamon to taste (to sprinkle on top before serving)

Preparation

1. Lightly split the vanilla bean lengthwise.
2. Open the two halves and scrape all the black seeds using the blade of a knife.
3. In a non-stick pot, bring a little water to a boil with a pinch of salt. Add the rice and boil for 3-4 minutes.
4. Drain the rice, and in the same pot, pour in the milk, reserving half a glass of it.
5. Add the sugar, vanilla bean, all the seeds scraped from the pod, and the cream.
6. Cook the rice for about 35 minutes.
7. In the reserved half glass of milk, dissolve the potato starch and then add it to the rice mixture.
8. Cook for at least 5 more minutes.
9. Transfer the pudding into individual cups.
10. Chill in the refrigerator for at least 3 hours.
11. Serve with a sprinkle of cinnamon.

Allergens

• Cinnamon: Possible reactivity in case of spice intolerance.
• Milk: Listed as an allergen in EU Regulation 1169/2011.
• Cream: Contains lactose and milk proteins.
• Potatoes: Possible individual intolerance; possible reactivity in case of sensitivity to grasses, birch, or pellitory.
• Rice: (Allergy very common in East Asia, almost unknown in Italy and Europe). Possible cross-reaction in case of grass pollen sensitivity.
• Vanilla: Possible reactivity in case of sensitivity to spices.

Notes

• Milk can be replaced with donkey milk or plant-based drinks (such as rice, oat, or soy milk).
• Cream can be replaced with plant-based cream.
• Sugar: Avoid for children with potentially ongoing processes (possible presence of tumor cells).
  Sugar can be replaced with a sweetener (e.g., stevia, erythritol, maple syrup, or agave syrup) or fruit concentrate (e.g., date or quince concentrate, etc.).

Safety / Intended Use
This product can be consumed by individuals suffering from:

• Anorexia (weight loss)
• Mucositis (inflammation and lesions in the oral cavity)
• Xerostomia (dry mouth)
• Dysphagia (difficulty swallowing)

Not recommended in case of:

• Diarrhea

Product should be prepared and handled under strict hygienic conditions.