Pennsylvania Dutch Rice Pudding

Total Time: 2 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3 tablespoons rice, uncooked (not quick cooking)
• 4 tablespoons sugar
• 4 cups milk (a bit more if needed)
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup raisins (optional) or 1/2 cup craisins (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 300 degrees.
• 2 mix all ingredients in a casserole dish.
• 3 bake for 2 hours, stirring every 15 minutes. add more milk if mixture becomes dry.
• 4 cool.
• 5 cover with plastic wrap to prevent a "skin" from forming and refrigerate.
• 6 wonderful when sprinkled with a little cinnamon-sugar (no need to buy the expensive variety, make your own by mixing 1/2 cup sugar with 1 tablespoon cinnamon and store in a small jar).