Old-Fashioned Rice Pudding

Recipe

When I first started my cooking school, I gave out a rice pudding recipe on the radio, and there was such a big response that the station had to change its policy; after that, people had to send in a stamped self-addressed envelope if they wanted a copy of a recipe.

This pudding and the response to it haven't changed much over the years; it's still one of my favorites.

Ingredients

1/2 cup (125 mL) uncooked short-grain rice

1 cup (250 mL) boiling water

1/3 cup (75 mL) granulated sugar

1 tsp (5 mL) cornstarch

5 cups (1.25 L) milk

1/3 cup (75 mL) raisins, optional

2 egg yolks, optional

1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla

1 tbsp (15 mL) ground cinnamon

Preparation

1. Place rice and boiling water in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and cook gently, covered, for 8 to 10 minutes, or until rice has absorbed water.

2. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine sugar and cornstarch. Whisk in 1 cup (250 mL) milk. Add mixture to rice along with remaining milk. Add raisins if using.

3. Bring pudding to a boil. Partially cover and cook gently for 45 to 60 minutes, stirring occasionally, until very creamy and thick. (If the heat is too low the pudding will take forever to thicken, but if it is too high it will boil over. It is best to stay on the low side, but I promise it will thicken eventually.)

4. Stir in egg yolks if using. Cook gently for 1 minute. Stir in vanilla. Transfer to a serving bowl or individual bowls and dust with cinnamon.

Makes 8 servings.

Serving(s): 8

Nutritional Information
Per each of 8 servings: about
Calcium	30 mg
Cholesterol	Trace
Calories	500

Source

Excerpted from Bonnie Stern's Essentials of Home Cooking copyright 2003 by Random House Canada. Excerpted, with permission by Random House Canada. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.

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Susan Hutton wrote:

Apr 23, 2007

2009-09-22 10:49 AM

I have a much easier recipe 1/2 cup rice 1/2 cup sugar 3 cups milk squirt of lemon juice put all in a greased casserole (don't need to mix) cook 350 for 75 min YUM!

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