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GRANDMA'S RICE PUDDING
Serves 4

From
   "IN THE KITCHEN~WITH MOM"
                      p. 150
              Ellayne Sapienza

GRANDMA'S RICE PUDDING

    1 quart whole milk
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup rice
    1 egg
    1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 cup evaporated milk
       cinnamon

In a large saucepot, bring the milk to a boil and add the sugar* and rice. Bring to a simmer, turn the heat to low, and cook for about an hour, or until thick and creamy and the rice is soft. Be sure to stir every 10 minutes or so or the rice may stick to the bottom of the pot. If the rice isn't cooked enough after an hour, add more milk and continue cooking until the rice is soft. Remove the pot from the heat and set aside.

In a medium mixing bowl, beat the egg and vanilla, and add the evaporated milk to it. Remove about a cup of pudding from the pot,, and while beating the egg mixture vigorously with a wire whisk, add the pudding to it very slowly. Then add the egg/pudding mixture to

the pudding in the pot slowly, continuing to stir vigorously with the wire whisk. This is important to prevent the egg from curdling. Return the pot to the stove and cook for a few minutes more, until the pudding is thickened and coats the back of a spoon. Pour into custard cups or small bowls. Sprinkle with cinnamon. Serve warm or cold- it's good either way. You can also double this recipe easily.

It's best to use a medium grain rice for the right texture. This will ensure that the correct amount of starch will be thrown off to thicken the pudding and make it creamy. Medium grain rice will also stay tender through the long cooking process without breaking apart. Don't use Arborio or other short grained rices because they are too starchy and make a thick, sticky pudding.
It is also important to use whole milk. I've tried making the pudding with 1% milk, but this makes a less creamy pudding that just isn't the same!

*My mother liked things very sweet, so you may want to cut the sugar down to 1/2 cup.

This is a copy of my mother's recipe for rice pudding. I found it with her recipes after she passed away and treasure it because it brings back so many wonderful memories.

My daughter Sally enjoying a bowl of rice pudding. She remembers when her Grandma used to make it for her and her sisters when they were little girls.

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