Baked Rice Pudding

Ingredients:

• ½ cup regular rice
• 1/3 cup white sugar
• ½ tsp. salt
• 3 ½ cups milk (whole or 2%)
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1/8 tsp. nutmeg
• ½ cup raisins (optional)
• 1 tsp. lemon/orange rind (optional)

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F. Butter an 8×8 or 9×7 baking dish, or spray with non-stick cooking spray.
2. Sprinkle in rice, sugar, salt, vanilla and nutmeg.
3. Warn milk gently in the microwave for 1 minute and add to the dish.
4. Add raisins and lemon/orange rind, if using, and stir the mixture.
5. Bake for 2 to 2 ½ hours stirring occasionally until rice is tender and mixture has thickened.

Serves 4 – 5.