Baked Rice Pudding (unni Riisipuuro)

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 cup uncooked rice
• 3 cups milk
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup almonds, sliced and unblanched
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 whole almond, blanched (optional)
• light cream

Recipe

• 1 cook rice according to package directions. drain and rinse under cold water.
• 2 combine milk, melted butter, sugar, eggs, and salt.
• 3 stir in the rice and pour into a well-buttered 2-quart casserole.
• 4 combine the sliced almonds and cinnamon and sprinkle over the pudding.
• 5 bake in a moderate oven (350 degrees farenheit) for about 1 hour or until the pudding has thickened sufficiently.
• 6 press the whole almond into the pudding and cover the mark left.
• 7 serve either hot or chilled with the light cream to pour over it.