Agnes’ Creamy Rice Pudding

Description: This is a great creamy stove top version of rice pudding. I like it while it's still warm, but it's great cold too.

Ingredients:

• 3/4 cup rice
• 3 cups water
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 3 cups milk
• 3 eggs
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup raisins (optional)

Steps:

1. Combine rice, water, salt, and butter in a pan.
2. Cover and simmer for 15 minutes.
3. At the same time, heat the milk to scalding.
4. Stir hot milk into rice, add raisins if using, cover, and simmer 15 more minutes.
5. Beat eggs and sugar together.
6. Add some of the hot mixture to them, stirring constantly.
7. Return egg mixture to rice mixture and cook 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
8. It should start to bubble.
9. Pour into a bowl.
10. Add the vanilla.
11. Cool.