Baked Rice Pudding - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/3 c. uncooked short grain rice
1 qt. milk (4 c.)
1/2 c. sugar
1/8 tsp. nutmeg or 1 Tbsp. vanilla
2 to 3 Tbsp. butter or margarine

Preparation

Preheat oven to 300\u00b0. Sprinkle rice evenly over bottom of buttered 1 1/2 quart casserole dish. Mix milk and sugar.
Pour over rice; sprinkle with nutmeg and dot with butter.
Bake, uncovered, for 2 1/2 hours, stirring every 15 minutes for first 1 1/2 hours. Serve warm if you like, topped with cream.