Vanessa'S Horchata - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 2/3 cups uncooked white rice
10 cups water, divided
4 cinnamon sticks
1 cup soy milk
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 cup white sugar

Preparation

Place about half the rice and 2 cups water in a blender; pulse until rice is roughly ground.
Pour about 3 cups more water in blender and add 2 cinnamon sticks; blend until cinnamon sticks are broken to pieces.
Pour rice mixture into a large pitcher.
Repeat the steps until all the rice, water, and cinnamon sticks are blended and poured into the pitcher.
Cover and refrigerate pitcher for at least 4 hours to overnight.
Strain rice mixture through a sieve into another pitcher or bowl and discard rice and cinnamon.
Stir soy milk, sugar, and vanilla extract into the strained liquid; chill until ready to serve.