The Best Ever Creamy Rice Pudding Recipe

Directions:

1. Cover raisins with hot water for 30 minutes, drain and reserve.
2. In heavy saucepan combine 4 cups milk, vanilla bean, sugar and salt.
3. Bring to a boil, stir in rice, simmer over low heat, covered, till tender (40-50 minutes).
4. Remove vanilla bean, scrape seeds into rice.
5. In bowl, whisk together egg, egg yolks& 1 1/2 cups milk.
6. Stir egg mixture& raisins into rice.
7. (If using vanilla extract, add it now.) Place rice in buttered baking dish.
8. Place in larger pan& add hot water to reach halfway up sides of baking dish.
9. Bake in preheated 400 degrees F.
10. Oven 25 min.
11. Stir, bake 25 min.
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13. Sprinkle with cinnamon.
14. Bake 25 min.
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16. Remove dish from water bath.
17. Serve warm or cold with whipped cream if desired.