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Berlin Recipe: Berliner Milchreis Part of the Places of a Lifetime series from Traveler magazine

A classic dessert made with milk and rice. Adapted from www.kochrezepte.de.

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Ingredients:

3 cups milk
5 ounces white rice
Pinch of salt
4 ounces butter
3 eggs (separated)
1-1/2 ounces sugar
1 teaspoon lemon rind
1 pound apples
1-1/2 ounces jam
1ounce sliced almonds
1-1/2 ounces sugar

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350°F (176°C). Salt milk to taste. Slowly boil rice in salted milk until tender. Let cool. Slice apples and bake at 350°F (176°C) for 45 minutes. Beat butter until creamy, then mix in three egg yolks, sugar, lemon rind, and cooled rice. Beat egg whites and fold into rice mix. Spread atop apples, cover with jam and sliced almonds. Briefly return to oven to toast almonds, then sprinkle with sugar and serve.

Servings: Serves four

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