Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
     1/2           cup  arborio rice -- uncooked
  3               cups  milk
  3        tablespoons  granulated sugar
  1              piece  vanilla bean
  1              pinch  salt
                        custard cream
  3                     extra large egg yolks
  6        tablespoons  granulated sugar
     1/2           cup  milk
                        add last
  2               cups  heavy cream
  3          teaspoons  confectioners' sugar

Preparation:

Put the rice in a saucepan. Add the milk, vanilla bean, sugar, and salt and bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Then simmer for about 12 minutes. Remove from the heat and let the rice cool completely (about 2 hours). Pour the contents of the pan through a colander and drain off the excess liquid. Let the rice sit in the colander for about 30 minutes. Meanwhile, prepare the custard cream with the ingredients listed above, following standard directions. Transfer the rice to a large bowl and remove the vanilla bean. Then add the cooled custard cream to the rice and combine well. Add the heavy cream and confectioners' sugar and mix again. Prepare the gelato, following ice-cream maker's directi

Nutritional Information:

367 Calories (kcal); 26g Total Fat; (61% calories from fat); 6g Protein; 30g Carbohydrate; 96mg Cholesterol; 94mg Sodium