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Old Fashioned Rice Pudding Recipe

Melissa
An old fashioned recipe for rice pudding
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Servings 10 -12 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup of short-grained or long-grain rice
  • 2 cups of water
  • 4 Tbsp. of butter
  • 6 and 1/4 cups of 2 % milk - Divided
  • 2 egg yolks beaten
  • 1 & 1/2 cups of sugar
  • 3 Tbsp. of cornstarch
  • 1 tsp. of Vanilla
  • optional - cinnamon

Instructions
 

  • Boil the rice in water until it thickens - use the package instructions for boiling times and temperatures
  • *for my long grain rice, I set the temperature on high until it boiled, turned the temp. down to a simmer, placed the lid on, and cooked for 15 minutes
  • Do not drain - if you've cooked the rice down long enough, you shouldn't have water standing. It should be absorbed in the rice and rice will be plumped up
  • Add butter and stir until dissolved
  • Add 5 cups of the milk to the hot rice mixture - this will help cool the rice
  • In a separate bowl, add the other 1 cup of milk to the egg yolks and whisk together
  • Pour the milk/egg mixture into the rice
  • Bring this mixture to a boil, lower the heat, and simmer without a cover for 30 minutes - stirring occasionally
  • In a small bowl, mix cornstarch with 1/4 cup of milk
  • Add cornstarch mixture and sugar to the rice mixture - stir over medium/high heat until thick (about 2-3 minutes)
  • Add vanilla and stir in
  • Suggested - serve with whip cream and a sprinkle of cinnamon

Notes

Storage:

Store rice pudding covered in the refrigerator for up to 5 days
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