Recipe(tried): Creamy Sushi Rice Pudding

CREAMY SUSHI RICE PUDDING

The starch in the calrose sushi rice makes this a very creamy rice pudding. Look in the Asian section of your supermarket for calrose variety rice. Walmart also carries calrose rice.

1 cup calrose sushi rice, uncooked
2 cups water
1 1/2 cups milk, heated almost to a simmer
1/2 cup granulated sugar (add more or less, to taste)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2/3 cup of raisins, regular or golden
1/2 cup milk
1 egg, beaten
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon butter
Brown sugar and/or cinnamon (optional, for serving)

In a 2-qt covered saucepan, heat 2-cups of water to boiling. Stir in rice, adjust heat to a low simmer, stir rice once more, cover pan and simmer rice for 20 minutes without peeking.

When rice is done, in another pan, or in microwave, heat 1 1/2 cups of milk almost to boiling. Stir in sugar and vanilla.

Add the 1 1/2 cups of heated milk/sugar to rice and simmer for 6 minutes, stirring frequently. Make sure and stir the rice on the bottom of pan to avoid scorching.

Stir in raisins and simmer for another 3 minutes. Stirring frequently.

In a small bowl, stir together, 1/2 cup of milk with beaten egg and salt. Add milk/egg mixture to rice and simmer for 2-minutes, stirring frequently.

Stir in butter and serve warm or chilled. Brown sugar and/or cinnamon may be sprinkled on top of served rice pudding.