Rice Pudding

[Garamond]

I've always liked rice pudding but no I'm on my own I'm not too sure how to make it. I've looked in various recipe books but they're all far too exotic for me. I'd like a plain simple creamy rice pudding. Btw, what sort of rice do you use?

[bebo]

600ml (1 pint) Milk
50g (2oz) Pudding Rice 15g (�oz) Butter
2 tbsp Sugar
� tsp Ground Cinnamon, Nutmeg or Mixed Spice

Pre-heat oven to 170�C: 325�F: Gas 3.
Place the milk, rice butter and sugar into a greased 1.1 litre (2 pint) oven-proof dish.
Place into the oven.
Bake for 2-2� hours.
Stir 2 or 3 times during the first hour of cooking.
Sprinkle with the chosen spice.
Continue cooking until a golden brown crust has formed.
Serve hot or cold, with a spoonful of jam or seasonal fruit

[Garamond]

Sounds lovely bebo. Thank you.

[missmuppet]

Hi Garamond, I'll add my own little tip to the above recipe. After cooking for an hour, add a small tin of full cream evaporated milk to the mixture, stir and finish cooking. This gives a lovely creamy taste to the pud. I know that's how I always cook mine and it's yummee!

[Garamond]

Thanks missmuppet. I'll have a go at that.

[osprey]

In this week's Radio Times, Alan Bennett gives his recipe - 2 of everything, namely 2 spoons of rice, 2 spoons of sugar, gas mark 2 for hours. Sound OK and then you realise there's no mention of milk!!!

[osprey]

Sorry - that's gas mark 2 for TWO hours.

Still no mention of milk though.

[bebo]

miss muppet.you are so right its does taste lovely with evaporated milk.i have the urge to eat rice pudding now.lol

garamond you can also make the pudding on the hob.if you dont want to wait 2hrs.this one takes about 45mins
here is the recipe below.

[bebo]

2 pints of milk
2 tbsp sugar

30z rice
1 teaspoon vanilla essence


put the milk, sugar in a saucepan and bring to the boil, gradually add the rice, then simmer, stirring occasionally, for 45mins - 1 hr, or until most of the liquid is absorbed and the rice is tender, stir in the vanilla add the evaporated milk at the last min.and stirr.

[Garamond]

Now you're all beginning to spoil me. Thanks very much. By the way, how far do you all live from me? ;-)

[handygran]

Use pudding rice and if you have a microwave make it in that, it comes out lovely and creamy. If you haven,t got microwave recipe book but have a microwave let me know and I will put mine on AB for you.

[Ed Strong]

Add half-a-teaspoon of vanilla essence (not flavouring) to the rice, butter, sugar & milk. Also fresh grated nutmeg is nicer than the ready bought one, just add as much or as little as you want.

[Ed Strong]

Sorry bebo, didn't spot your earlier reference to vanilla essence.

[Garamond]

Wow. Thank you all SO much. It's so nice to feel I'm part of a community of such knowledgeable and friendly people. I've got enough to last me a lifetime now. Thank you all.

[Garamond]

oh, and handygran I do have a microwave thank you but I'm afraid the clothes don't come out very clean, and it leaks terribly.