This recipe appears on Beez's blog, Pirate Dogs and Pilgrims. This is the best dessert, and the ability to make such a simple dish with such elegant results elevates my husband from the backyard grilling brigade to the status of Real Cook. I have quoted much of it with permission, but you should go read it on his blog for all of his narrative.
4 Cups Milk
3 Tablespoons long-grain rice (Texmati, Carolina, Basmati, or
Jasmine all work)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup white sugar
1/2 or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (depending on your taste-- I use
a full teaspoon)
Preheat the oven to 300F and butter an 11X7 oven-proof glass baking pan.
Stir together all of the ingredients except the vanilla. Put in the oven. Bake for 2 hours, stirring every half hour to keep the rice distributed. Add the vanilla to the last stirring. Continue baking for an additional 1 - 1 1/2 hours, until browned slightly on top.
This makes the best rice pudding I've ever had and I've eaten in some diners run by Greeks that made awfully good rice pudding!!! You can add raisins and vary the amount of rice to get a firmer texture, I've made this with both whole and skim milk and it's always been good. This recipe is basically the one appearing in Atlantic Feb 2007. Check the link for the original recipe with variations. With the end of football season, what else is there to do on a Sunday afternoon??
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