Marie Louises Rice Pudding Food

HORCHATA RICE PUDDING

Steps:

• For the topping: Preheat oven to 300 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
• Whisk egg white in a medium bowl until frothy (reserve yolk for the pudding). Add brown sugar, cinnamon, salt and cayenne pepper. Add almonds and toss to coat. Transfer to prepared baking sheet. Bake for 20 minutes, then allow to cool completely at room temperature on the baking sheet. Break up into pieces.
• For the pudding: Meanwhile, grease a 2-quart baking dish.
• Whisk whole eggs and egg yolks (including reserved yolk) together in a large bowl. Add milk, granulated sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, salt and almond extract and whisk until blended, then mix in the cooked rice. Transfer to prepared baking dish.
• Place baking dish in a larger roasting pan. Create a warm water bath by adding hot water to the large pan until it reaches about 1 inch up the sides of the smaller baking dish.
• Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 1 hour. Remove foil and bake until set, another 10 to 20 minutes.
• Serve warm, sprinkled with almond mixture.

OLD FASHIONED BAKED RICE PUDDING

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine eggs, sugar and salt.
• Gradually whisk hot scalded milk into egg mixture.
• Stir in rice, raisins and vanilla.
• Pour into a greased quart casserole dish.
• Set casserole into a larger ovenproof dish.
• Fill larger dish with hot water until water reaches halfway up the casserole dish (Bain Marie Technique).
• Bake@ 325 for 90 minutes, or until knife pulls out clean.

WORLD'S BEST RICE PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F. Heat the butter in a 4 quart saucepan. When frothy, add the rice and cook for 1 minute. Slowly add the milk, pinch of salt, sugar, vanilla and 1/2 of the cranberries and bring to under a boil. Transfer to a 9-inch square baking pan and set in the oven. Bake uncovered for 1 1/2 hours, stirring every 15 minutes, then bake undisturbed for another 30 minutes. Then stir in the remaining 1/2 of the cranberries and bake for another 30 minutes (for a total of 2 1/2 hours).
• Variations: you can to add heavy cream in the last 30 minutes of baking. Or if you want a crusty topping, reduce sugar to 1/4 cup. Once out of oven, crumble brown sugar and butter over the rice pudding and place under the broiler until melted and bubbly.

MARIE LOUISE'S RICE PUDDING

Steps:

• Place rice in a small saucepan with bay leaf and 2 cups water, bring to a boil over high heat, then drain immediately. Transfer rice and bay leaf to a heavy 3-quart saucepan.
• Add 4 cups milk, 1/2 cup sugar, vanilla bean and salt. Place over very low heat and cook, stirring occasionally, until milk has been absorbed by rice, about 1 hour. Add 2 more cups milk, and continue cooking over low heat 15 to 20 minutes longer. Rice should be tender and mixture should be very creamy. Remove from heat, and allow to cool to room temperature.
• Combine remaining sugar with 2 tablespoons water in a 1-quart saucepan. Place over medium-high heat, and stir gently until sugar dissolves. Continue cooking until mixture turns a medium amber color. Remove pan from stove and place on a heat-proof surface to cool. Caramel will darken somewhat and harden as it cools.
• No more than 30 minutes before serving, add a little milk to rice if it has become too thick, then remove bay leaf and vanilla and transfer pudding to a shallow serving bowl. Add 2 tablespoons water to caramel, return it to stove and place over medium heat. Cook about 5 minutes until caramel has softened. Stir to incorporate water. Remove from heat. To serve, drizzle caramel sauce over pudding.

RICE PUDDING

Steps:

• Rinse the rice under cold running water, then turn it into a medium saucepan, and cover with water. Add the salt, bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Drain.
• Rinse the saucepan with cold water, shake out excess (don't dry) and pour in the milk and sugar. If you're using a vanilla bean, scrape the pulp into the pan and drop in the pod (if you're using extract, you'll add it later). Bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Stay close: Milk is notorious for bubbling over. Lower the heat, stir in the rice and cook at a steady simmer, stirring frequently (especially at the start) for 30-40 minutes, or until the rice is very tender, the pudding feels just a little thick as you stir it and most of the milk has been absorbed (the pudding will have cooked down by about half). It's hard to give an exact time because it depends on the rice, the size of the pan and the amount of heat beneath it.
• Scrape the pudding into a heatproof bowl, and remove the vanilla bean, if you've used it. If you're using extract, stir it in now. Cover (if you want to avoid a skin, press plastic wrap against the surface of the pudding), and cool to room temperature or refrigerate. Tightly covered, the pudding will keep in the fridge for about four days; serve cold or at room temperature.

CHEF JOHN'S CLASSIC RICE PUDDING

Steps:

• Place rice, salt, and water into a saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to low, cover, and cook until tender, about 20 minutes. Remove from heat; sprinkle with sugar and pour in milk. Stir with a whisk until until the thin layer of cooked-on starch at the bottom of the pan is cleared and incorporated into the mixture, 2 or 3 minutes.
• Place pan over medium heat, stirring frequently, until it reaches your desired of level of doneness and creaminess, 8 to 10 minutes. The longer it cooks, the thicker and stickier it will be. Remove from heat. Add vanilla and cinnamon. Very quickly whisk in the egg yolk (to prevent it from cooking). Whisk for about 1 more minute. Add butter and dried cherries; stir thoroughly.
• Transfer warm pudding to serving dishes. Cool to room temperature. Cover and refrigerate until thoroughly chilled, 3 to 4 hours.

OLD FASHIONED RICE PUDDING WITH MERINGUE

Steps:

• Beat the egg yolks till they are light.
• Combine rice, sugar, raisins, milk, vanilla and salt.
• When thoroughly combined, empty into casserole dish and sprinkle with nutmeg.
• Bake at 325° for 1 hour.
• Using the reserved egg whites, prepare a meringue and spread on top of rice pudding.
• Return the dish to the oven and bake until lightly browned.