Old-fashioned rice custard

8 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
½ cup Long-grain rice -- uncooked
4 cups Milk -- divided
¼ cup Butter or margarine
3 eaches Eggs
¾ cup Sugar
1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
¼ teaspoon Salt
½ teaspoon Ground nutmeg

Directions

In the top of a double boiler, combine rice and 2 cup milk. Cook, stirring occasionally, over boiling water until rice is tender and most of the water has evaporated, about 45 min. Stir in butter. Beat eggs; blend in sugar, vanilla, salt and remaining milk. Stir into the hot rice mixture. Pour into a lightly greased 2 qt. casserole and top with nutmeg. Bake at 350 deg. for 50 min. or until firm. yield: 6 to 8 servings.

Recipe By : Country Woman

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