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Rice pudding with no double boiler? No problem

By Laura Crooks laurac@spokesman.com

Dear Laura: I am looking for a raisin and rice pudding recipe that doesn’t require a double boiler. – Jim

Dear Jim: Many newer recipes call for a double boiler, but I found several recipes from The Spokesman-Review’s Dorothy Dean collection, which spanned several decades. Here are a couple of them:

Quick Rice Pudding

From Dorothy Dean Homemaker Services, April 1949

3/4 cup quick-cooking rice

2 1/2 cups milk

1/3 cup raisins

1/2 cup granulated or brown sugar

1 egg, slightly beaten

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon cinnamon

1/8 teaspoon nutmeg

1 tablespoon butter

Combine rice, milk and raisins in a saucepan. Bring to a full boil, then remove from heat. Cover and let stand for 10 minutes. Combine sugar with slightly beaten egg, salt and spices. Add a small amount of hot mixture to egg mixture, stir well and return to saucepan. Add butter. Cook gently over low heat about 4 minutes, stirring constantly. Serve warm with cream.

Yield: 6 servings

Approximate nutrition per serving: 213 calories, 4.8 grams fat (2.7 grams saturated, 20 percent fat calories), 5.6 grams protein, 37.8 grams carbohydrate, 48 milligrams cholesterol, less than 1 gram dietary fiber, 277 milligrams sodium.

Baked Rice Pudding

From Dorothy Dean Homemaker Services, November 1951

2 cups cooked rice

1 1/2 cups milk

1/8 teaspoon salt

4 tablespoons sugar

1 tablespoon soft butter

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 eggs

1/3 cup raisins (optional)

1/2 teaspoon grated lemon rind

1 teaspoon lemon juice

Cream or fruit sauce

Put cooked rice in a buttered casserole. Combine the milk, salt, sugar, butter, vanilla and eggs; beat well and add to the rice. Then add the raisins, lemon rind and lemon juice. Blend well with a fork. Bake at 325 degrees until pudding is set. Serve hot or cold with cream or fruit sauce.

Yield: 6 servings

Approximate nutrition per serving: 199 calories, 4.8 grams fat (2.4 grams saturated, 21 percent fat calories), 5.6 grams protein, 33 grams carbohydrate, 80 milligrams cholesterol, less than 1 gram dietary fiber, 117 milligrams sodium.