This is easy and so good...Dinah Shore's recipe from the old Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas. Won't tell you how long ago I got this recipe from her TV show!
1/2 c. rice (not Minute Rice)
1 c. water with 1 tsp. salt
1 qt. whole milk
4 Tbsp. butter
3 whole eggs
1/2 c. sugar
3/4 tsp. vanilla
1 Tbsp. cinnamon - optional
3 Tbsp. sugar - optional
Cook the rice according to package directions, but just for half the time. Stir in the milk and butter. Bring up to the boil, reduce heat to very low heat, cover and cook slowly for about one hour. Stir about every 5 minutes to keep mixture from sticking.
Meanwhile, beat the 3 eggs; add sugar and vanilla. Mix some of the hot milk and the rice into the egg mixture to "temper" it, so it will not curdle. Combine the warmed eggs into the rice pudding pot; cook a few more minutes, stirring until the pudding thickens.
Serve hot or cold with a mixture of sugar and cinnamon.
This should serve 6 people.
Note: When the family is free of braces, add 1 cup raisins or dried cherries.