Foolproof Brown Rice - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups brown rice (long, medium or short grain)
2 1/3 cups water
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 teaspoon salt

Preparation

Adjust oven rack to midddle position; heat oven to 375.
Spread rice in an 8-inch square glass baking dish.
Bring water and oil to a boil, covered, in a medium sauce pan over high heat; once boiling, immediately stir in salt and pour the water over the rice.
Cover baking dish tightly with a double layer of foil.
Bake rice until tender, about 1 hour.
Remove baking dish from the oven and uncover.
Fluff rice with a dinner fork, then cover the dish with a clean kitchen towel; let rice stand 5 minutes.
Uncover rice and let stand 5 minutes longer.