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Traditional English Rice Pudding
Ingredients
600ml/1 pint/2½ cups creamy milk
1 vanilla pod (bean)
50g/2oz/generous ¼ cup short grain pudding rice
45ml/3 tbsp caster (superfine) sugar
25g/1oz/2 tbsp butter
Freshly grated nutmeg
Details
Serves: 4
Method
1. Pour the milk into a pan and add the vanilla pod. Bring to simmering point, then remove from the heat, cover and leave to infuse for 1 hour. Preheat the oven to 150°C/300°F/Gas 2.
2. Put the rice and sugar in an ovenproof dish. Strain the milk over the rice, discarding the vanilla pod. Stir to mix, then dot the surface with the butter.
3. Bake, uncovered, for 2 hours. After about 40 minutes, stir the surface skin into the pudding, and repeat this after a further 40 minutes. At this point, sprinkle the surface of the pudding with grated nutmeg. Allow the pudding to finish cooking without stirring.
COOK'S TIP:- If possible, always use a non-stick pan when heating milk, otherwise it is likely to stick to the bottom of the pan and burn.
Energy 233Kcal/972kj; Protein 5.9g; Carbohydrate 28.2g, of which sugars 18.6g; Fat 11.1g, of which saturates 7g; Cholesterol 34mg; Calcium 187mg; Fibre 0g; Sodium 103mg
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