Yes, it’s only November but I’ve already got my Christmas tree up and fancied a rice pudding with some seasonal flavours so here it is. This is the tough bit…waiting for the dish to finish cooking so I can grab a photo………I’ll watch Pointless for a bit I think.

Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 200g pudding rice
• 650ml unsweetened soya milk
• 50g caster sugar
• 15g flora buttery
• 1 tsp mixed spice
• 1 tsp vanilla bean paste
• Zest and juice of one orange

Method

• Pre-heat the oven to 160° C / gas mark 3 (140° C).
• Grease an ovenproof baking dish with the Flora.
• Add the rice, soya milk, sugar, orange zest & juice and vanilla paste to the dish, mixing well.
• Place in the oven for 35-40 minutes then use a fork to mix and break up the rice grains which will have started to clump together.
• Place back in the oven for another 55-60 minutes.

Notes

Maybe I should’ve added a little cinnamon. Hmm?