Arroz Doce / Sweet Rice

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1. 1Step 1: Make sure you have rice rinsed and soaking in water for about an hour before you begin making the pudding.
2. 2Step 2: In a medium saucepan bring to a boil the rice, water, butter and lemon peels. Then lower the heat and continue to simmer until all the water has been completely absorbed, making sure to stir occasionally so that the rice does not stick to the pan. Then remove the lemon peels.
3. 3Step 3: In a separate medium saucepan, heat the milk until almost at a boil and pour the rice, add the sugar and stir everything together and bring everything to a boil again. Then lower the heat and constantly stir until the rice has absorbed all the liquid. This takes about 30 to 45 minutes or until the rice has thickened to the point that if you take your spoon, you can separate the rice long enough to see the bottom of the pan.
4. 4Step 4: At this time you will need to sample the rice and see if it has cooked. If it hasn't you will need to add another 1 cup of very hot milk to it and stir again until it has been completely absorbed again.
5. 5Step 5: In a separate bowl you'll need to separate your eggs, since you will only be using the egg yokes. Beat the egg yokes and once the rice is cooked, you will add a couple of heaping spoonfuls of rice to the egg yokes, one spoonful at a time. Then you will incorporate the egg mixture back into the rice pan and cook for another 5-10 minutes so that the eggs can cook.
6. 6Step 6: It is very important to follow these steps and not just put the egg yokes into the rice. If you do the eggs will cook and you will have scrambled eggs.
7. 7Step 7: Last step is to pour rice pudding in serving dishes and decorate with cinnamon.