Basic Rice Pudding Recipe

1. 1

   Wash the rice in several changes of cool water.

2. 2

   Drain the grains & dry them between sheets of paper toweling.

3. 3

   In a heavy 1-1/2-qt casserole heat the butter over low heat.

4. 4

   Add in the rice & heat it, stirring constantly till the grains whiten.

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   Don't let them brown.

6. 6

   In a saucepan combine the lowfat milk with the sugar & salt, & scald it.

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   Add in it to the rice, stirring just long sufficient to blend.

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   Let the lowfat milk bubble for a few seconds.

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   Remove the casserole from the heat & sprinkle the top of the rice & lowfat milk with nutmeg.

10. 10

    Cover the container securely & set it in an oven preheated to 250 degrees.

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    Bake the pudding for 1-1/2 hrs, or possibly till it is hard & the grains of rice are very soft.

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    Serve hot or possibly cool.

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