Kathie Oh's Recipe

Southern Rice Pudding

Category: desserts

1 cup uncooked rice
4 cup milk
2 Tb. butter or margarine
1 cup sugar
4 eggs
1/4 tsp cinnamon
dash mace
1 lemon rind, grated (optional)
Soak rice in 2 cups milk for 2 hours. Add remaining milk to rice & cook over low heat 20-30 minutes or until tender. Set aside to cool. Start oven at 350 degrees. Butter 2 quart casserole. Work butter or margarine until soft, then work in sugar thoroughly. Beat eggs until frothy, add sugar mixture & rice. Flavor with cinnamon, mace & lemon rind. Pour into casserole, bake 45 minutes. Serve warm or cold, plain or with cream and sugar.