CampRecipes Classic Archive
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Original Date: 2001-09-15
Serves: 7-8
Prep Time: 1-30m
Difficulty: average
Backpacking: No
Ingredients
- Ingredients:
- 4 cups 1% milk (of course whole milk is best).
- 1.5 cup water or a total 5.5 cups of milk (but watch out for scolding milk).
- 1 cup rice
- 3 eggs – large
- 3 teaspoons of a good pure vanilla extract.
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
START: Put milk and water in a large saucepan. Add rice & stir with fork. Heat over med heat until starting to boil, stirring frequently. Reduce heat to simmer, cover pan & cook 17 minutes, or until rice is done.
Now off the burner… Add sugar and 3 already beaten eggs.
A tip add ahead of time the vanilla to the beaten eggs it saves time when working fast. Mix Well. Quickly whisk in to mix thoroughly. (You have to mix this fast, or the eggs will cook before you can mix it in) Now return quickly to a medium heat. Stir continuously, until creamy heavy thickness, about 7-10 min.
A Good Shake of cinnamon & serve immediately if piggish or chill and go crazy waiting.
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