Old Fashioned Rice Pudding - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/3 cup rice, raw
1/3 cup milk
1/3 cup sugar
1 tablespoon butter
1 teaspoon cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 eggs

Preparation

sugar, cornstarch and salt.
Add milk and sugar mixture to rice.
Heat to boiling; boil 1 minute, stirring constantly.
Remove from heat.
Stir in butter and vanilla.
Separate eggs (whites will not be used) and beat yolks.
Slowly stir about 1 cup of the hot rice mixture into the beaten egg yolks in a bowl.
Blend with the remaining mixture in saucepan.
Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, just until mixture starts to bubble.
Serve warm or cold, plain or with favorite topping.
Optional:
One or more of the following ingredients can be added after the egg yolks and before final cooking.
1/2 c Raisins
1/2 c Chopped Nuts
1/2 c Chopped Apples
1 t Cinnamon