Basic Rice Pudding Recipe

Directions

1. 1
   Wash the rice in several changes of cool water.
2. 2
   Drain the grains & dry them between sheets of paper toweling.
3. 3
   In a heavy 1-1/2-qt casserole heat the butter over low heat.
4. 4
   Add in the rice & heat it, stirring constantly till the grains whiten.
5. 5
   Don't let them brown.
6. 6
   In a saucepan combine the lowfat milk with the sugar & salt, & scald it.
7. 7
   Add in it to the rice, stirring just long sufficient to blend.
8. 8
   Let the lowfat milk bubble for a few seconds.
9. 9
   Remove the casserole from the heat & sprinkle the top of the rice & lowfat milk with nutmeg.
10. 10
    Cover the container securely & set it in an oven preheated to 250 degrees.
11. 11
    Bake the pudding for 1-1/2 hrs, or possibly till it is hard & the grains of rice are very soft.
12. 12
    Serve hot or possibly cool.