For Stdrahcir & All: Rice Pudding

Tried this this morning in prep for Holiday Faire for an SCA event we're doing next month here. Very basic & simple & the kids'll enjoy making it as it's 4 ingredients that even they can't really get wrong

Grandma's Rice Pudding

1/2 C uncooked white rice (not instant)
1/2 C sugar
2 C milk*
1 tbsn butter
Cinnamon/nutmeg/raisins (optional)

-Preheat oven at 300
-Grease a large, oven-proof casserole dish heavily
-Add liquid first
-Add rice slowly, then sugar
-Add a few pats of butter on top (1-2)
-Bake for 1-2 hours OR until rice is tender & pudding is creamy in appearance. Stir every 10-ish minutes to get clumps down
-Remove from oven, cool
-Sprinkle optionals on each serving
-Fridge leftovers

* = I use canned milk vs "real" milk, so this recipe will be a bit sweeter than normal. Reduce sugar accordingly by 1/2 if using sweetened, canned milk (one can milk = @ 1 1/2 cups liquid)

Notes:
-Stir often...this forms a beautiful, bread-jealous, golden-brown crust quickly & the liquids get caught beneath & don't distribute easily
-Sushi rice makes this an interesting dish to serve
-This recipe can easily be doubled, tripled, etc & does well & doesn't bubble over easily due to the crust that forms


Courtesy of Pillsbury Complete Book of Baking

Oh wow I used to be a stick jock in trimaris (wyvernwood barony) .. for about 10 years, totally retired now, but still got all my armor I made myself (mostly leather with some well placed metal pockets so I don't overly bruise. Now I am not so old as to still be wearing freon and propane helms) but still retired about 10-12 years .. Got recertified my last time think 10 years ago in all melee weapons. Felt fine, still fought semi well for my age and not training, and taught some pups some new moves .. went home the next day to watch some late football games and couldn't get out of the bed ... ROFL .. every muscle in my body caught up to my exhuberance! Miss the SCA alot! just was never a 'crafter' there how funny that is now.

I soooo copy/pasted this into my email so I can save it. I will be making this very very soon because I am craving Rice Pudding something fierce ever since you brought it up. Plus when you said it was easy to make - my heart melt. My mom would make me Arroz con Leche all the time (Rice with Milk - translation) which is basically Rice Pudding. Now I can make it for myself :)! Thank you again!