Before I married Haseeb, I had only eaten rice pudding American style, baked in the oven. However, after eating it this way, it became my favorite. 

 
Lebanese Rice Pudding
 
1/2 cup raw white rice (short grain)
1 qt. milk
1/2 cup white sugar
1 egg yolk
2 tsp. cornstarch
2 Tbsp. cold milk
1 Tbsp. Orange blossom flavoring (Found in Middle Eastern stores)

Cinnamon (to sprinkle on top) 



 
METHOD
 

1. Put raw rice, sugar and milk in saucepan and cook onmedium low until rice is soft, approximately 3/4 - 1 hr. 
 

2. In a cup mix egg yolk with 1/4 cup cold milk. Add cornstarch and mix well with spoon until it is smooth. 
 
3. Add 1 Tbsp. of hot rice mixture to this cup of egg and cold milk mixture. Stir. Add another Tbsp. of rice mixture and stir. 4. Slowly pour this cup into hot rice and milk, stirring well as you pour. Continue stirring as rice mixture becomes thickened, but creamy. (Will thicken more as it cools.) 
 
 5. Add Orange Blossom flavoring, stir well. Pour into bowl or long serving dish. 
 
6. Sprinkle cinnamon on top. 
 
7. Place in fridge to get cold. Serve with whipped cream on top. 
 


 
NOTE: Orange Blossom flavoring can be increased according to taste.  

Vanilla flavoring is NOT a substitute for Orange Blossom. There is no comparison as this is what makes it Lebanese.)

 
This version of Rice Pudding is most refreshing.
 
 
 
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