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Rice Pudding

List of Ingredients

1-1/2 cups water
1 cup uncooked regular long-grain rice (not instant)
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups whole milk
1 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
1 almond
Cinnamon-sugar mixture (optional garnish)



Recipe

1. Bring the water to a boil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Stir in the rice and salt. Cover the pot, reduce the heat and simmer for 20 minutes.

2. Add the milk, cover loosely, and cook over very low heat until the milk has been absorbed, about 40 minutes. (You may stir the rice a bit, but over blending will make your rice pudding turn out more like porridge.)

3. Stir in the butter, vanilla and sugar. Put the almond in the pudding.

4. Serve in small bowls with a cinnamon-sugar mixture in a shaker on the side, so guests can add the garnish if they so desire.

Serves 6