Lazy Ox Canteen's rice pudding Recipe - Los Angeles Times

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup Arborio rice
• 2 cups water
• Salt
• 1 (3-inch) cinnamon stick, preferably Mexican (canela)
• 1 quart half-and-half, more if needed
• 1/2 to 1 cup heavy cream
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar
• 1/3 cup condensed milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 orange peel
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• Butter, for greasing the sheet pan
• 1/4 cup whole almonds
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• Fleur de sel
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda (optional, this will make for a lighter and more airy brittle)
• Chilled rice pudding base
• 2 cups heavy cream, whipped, more or less as desired
• Warm caramel
• Crushed almond brittle