Grannys Sweet Rice Recipes

GRANDMA'S RICE PUDDING

Steps:

• Bring water and rice to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until rice is tender and water has been absorbed, about 20. Add 2% milk, evaporated milk, sugar, and butter; stir well and cook until creamy, about 20 minutes longer. Serve sprinkled with cinnamon.

SWEET RICE

Steps:

• Bring the rice, butter, and water to a boil in a large saucepan over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the rice is tender, and the liquid has been absorbed, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Whisk together 2 cups of milk, flour, sugar, egg, and vanilla extract in a bowl, and pour the milk mixture over the cooked rice. Stir to combine, and simmer over low heat for 15 minutes. Stir in 1 cup whole milk, the cream, raisins, and cinnamon until thoroughly mixed, and allow to cool for a few minutes. Serve warm or cold.

GRANNY'S BROWN RICE COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, stir together brown rice flour, salt, ground pecans, and dark seedless raisins.
• In a small mixing bowl, whisk together maple syrup, melted unsalted butter, egg, and vanilla extract.
• Add wet ingredients to dry, and mix until well combined.
• Cover bowl, and refrigerate for 12 hours--or overnight.
• When dough is ready to bake: preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Lightly grease 2 baking sheets.
• Shape cookie dough into 1 inch balls and place on prepared baking sheets; then flatten each dough ball with the bottom of a juice glass dipped in brown rice flour. (Cookies can be placed close together--baking will not change their size.).
• Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, or until cookies are light brown underneath (tops will not brown much).
• Transfer finished cookies to wire racks to cool before serving.

GRANDMA'S RICE DISH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large skillet, cook beef, onion and green pepper over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain., Stir in rice, tomatoes, corn, olives, bacon and seasonings; heat through. Stir in 1 cup cheese until melted., Transfer to a greased 11x7-in. baking dish. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Toss bread crumbs with butter; sprinkle over top., Bake, uncovered, 15-20 minutes or until cheese is melted.