Grandma's Rice Pudding

Total Time: 2 hrs 35 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 quart milk
• 1/4 cup raw long-grain rice
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 teaspoon grated nutmeg

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 300 degrees and set oven rack to a middle position.
• 2 butter or spray an oven-proof casserole dish (6 cup) with non-stick spray. mix the milk, rice, sugar and salt in the casserole.
• 3 bake, uncovered, for 2 hours at 300 degrees, stirring every 30 minutes. while mixture is in the oven, let raisins sit in a small bowl of warm water to soften them up.
• 4 after two hours, drain raisins and add to pudding. stir in the vanilla and nutmeg and bake another 30 minutes.
• 5 (depending on your preference, the consistency of the pudding can be firmed up with a little more rice, or less firm with more milk. oven temperatures vary, so keep an eye on your pudding and adjust baking time accordingly.).