Saffron Rice with Cashews and Raisins

Ingredients

• 1.5 cups rice 
• 2  bay leaves 
• 2 tablespoons butter softened
• 0.3 cup cashew pieces chopped
• 1  cinnamon sticks 
• 0.3 cup raisins 
• 0.3 teaspoon saffron threads crumbled
• 1 teaspoon salt 
• 2.3 cups water 

Equipment

• sauce pan

Directions

1. Rinse the rice until the water runs clear.
2. Put the rice in a medium saucepan with the water, cinnamon stick, cloves, bay leaves, saffron, and salt. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to low, and cook, covered, for 15 minutes.
3. Remove from the heat and let sit, without removing the lid, for 10 minutes. With a fork, gently stir in the butter, cashews, and raisins.