Good Ol' Rice Pudding

I am a huge fan of Depression Era desserts like bread pudding and rice pudding. They're so satisfying -- comforting and WARM! Here's a good old fashioned rice pudding recipe that I made the other night. I packed the leftovers in single serving sized tupperware because I also love it cold.

 Rice pudding 

SERVES 4

Ingredients:

3/4 cup uncooked white rice 2 cups milk, divided 1/3 cup white sugar 1/4 teaspoon salt

1 egg, beaten 2/3 cup golden raisins 1 tablespoon butter 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

Directions:

1.	Soak raisins in hot water. Bring 1 1/2 cups water to a boil in a saucepan; stir rice into boiling water. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes.
2.	In a clean saucepan, combine 1 1/2 cups cooked rice, 1 1/2 cups milk, sugar and salt. Cook over medium heat until thick and creamy, 15 to 20 minutes. Stir in remaining 1/2 cup milk, beaten egg, and raisins; cook 2 minutes more, stirring constantly (Make sure it doesn't boil or your eggs will "cook"). Remove from heat and stir in butter, vanilla, cinnamon, and nutmeg.