Turkish Rice Pudding

A classic from Turkish desserts.

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup rice
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 cups cold milk
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon rice flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• cinnamon

Instructions:

1. Wash the rice and cook with the water until rice absorbs all the water.
2. Add the milk and the sugar, stir couple times and let it boil.
3. Meanwhile, dissolve the rice flour with 1 tablespoon of water in a cup. Add couple spoons milk from the boiling mixture to temper the rice flour mixture.
4. Add the rice flour mixture to the boiling rice and milk mixture and let it cook for 10 minutes.
5. Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla.
6. Pour the rice pudding to small dessert bowls and top with cinnamon.

Tags: rice, milk, rice pudding, cinnamon