Baked Rice Pudding - Sütlaç

Sütlaç means "milky food" served either hot or cold; often browned in a salamander broiler and garnished with cinnamon. May be sweetened with sugar or pekmez. It's one of the primary desserts served in religious festivals (the other is baklava).  

Baked Rice Pudding - Sütlaç

Baked Rice Pudding - Sütlaç
Origin: Turkish
Difficulty: Moderate

Ingredients:
-(Must) 1 1/2 cup water
-(Must) 1/2 cup uncooked short-grain rice
-(Must) 4 cup milk
-(Must) 1 cup sugar
-(Must) 1/8 cup rice flour
-(Optional) 2 tsp vanilla extract
-(Optional) 1 tsp cinnamon

Baked Rice Pudding - Sütlaç

Directions:

In a small saucepan, bring water to a boil. Stir in rice, cover pan, and lower heat to a simmer. Cook for 20 to 30 minutes, or until almost all water is absorbed. Meanwhile, combine milk and sugar in a medium saucepan. Cook over low heat and stir until sugar dissolves.

In a small bowl, combine rice flour with 2 or 3 tablespoons of the warm milk, stirring to make a thick paste.
Add cooked rice to warmed milk and bring to a boil over medium heat.

Add rice flour paste to rice and milk mixture, stirring constantly.Lower heat to a simmer and cook for 20 minutes, stirring often. Turn off heat and stir in vanilla.

Divide pudding into four ovenproof serving bowls and sprinkle with cinnamon.Preheat broiler for 5 minutes. Broil bowls of pudding for 5 to 10 minutes, or until browned on top.
Serve warm.

Baked Rice Pudding - Sütlaç

Estimetad Nutrition Values  (by myfitnesspal.com)
Serves:6	Calorie	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sugar
Per Serving	297 kcal	55 gr	6 gr	7 gr	41 gr