Recipe
Lebanese Rice Pudding Recipe
Posted by : noor24
Preparation time : 20 Min
Cooking time : 1 Hrs 15 Min
Level of difficulty : Low
Ingredients
8 servings
- 1/2 cup raw white rice (short grain)
- 1 qt. milk
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1 egg yolk
- 2 tsp. cornstarch
- 2 Tbsp. cold milk
- 1 Tbsp. Orange blossom flavoring
- Cinnamon (to sprinkle on top)
Preparation
1. Put raw rice, sugar and milk in saucepan and cook on medium low until rice is soft, approximately 3/4 - 1 hr.
2. In a cup mix egg yolk with 1/4 cup cold milk. Add cornstarch and mix well with spoon until it is smooth.
3. Add 1 Tbsp. of hot rice mixture to this cup of egg and cold milk mixture. Stir. Add another Tbsp. of rice mixture and stir.
4. Slowly pour this cup into hot rice and milk, stirring well as you pour. Continue stirring as rice mixture becomes thickened, but creamy. (Will thicken more as it cools.)
5. Add Orange Blossom flavoring, stir well. Pour into bowl or long serving dish.
6. Sprinkle cinnamon on top.
7. Place in fridge to get cold. Serve with whipped cream on top.
