Baked Rice Pudding

Baked rice pudding has a very special place in Turkish cuisine. It is made in every home and in every Turkish restaurant. 

This milk pudding , its Turkish name "fırın sütlaç",  is the favourite dessert for everybody.

   

Baked Rice Pudding 

Ingredients:
1 litre milk
5 tablespoons rice 
2 cups water
30 gr. starch (2 tablespoons corn/wheat starch, spoonful)
1/2 cup water for dissolving cornstarch
165 gr. granulated sugar
1 pack vanilla, powder
ground walnut/pistachio/nut

Instructions:
1- In a saucepan, add the rice and water and boil until water is soaked.
    Let the rice simmer gently until it is soft well.

2- Bring to boil milk in a large saucepan. Add in rice, sugar and vanilla stirring well for 10-15 minutes.
  
3- Mix together starch and 1/2 cup water in a small bowl until dissolving and smooth.
     While stirring, add this starch mixture gradually into the boiling milk and rice.

4- Continue to stir and let it boil in low heat for about 5-8 minutes more until pudding thickens.

5- Remove from the heat and pour hot pudding into small ovenproof cups, clay cups.

6- Place the bowls in a deep oven tray and put some water in the tray halfway up bowls.

7- Place the tray in preheated oven at 220C. Cook the pudding cups until the tops are nicely browned.

8- Let the cups cool at room temperature then refrigerate for several hours before serving.

9- Serve with ground walnut/pistachio or cinnamon.


Bon Appetite.......