Ancient Swedish Rice Pudding

Ancient Swedish Rice Pudding
Ancient Swedish Rice Pudding
told to my mom by a very old lady at the Swedish Vasa lodge in the 1970s, who said it was her old family recipe. I added the almond according to tradition. Serve this on Christmas Eve. Whoever gets the almond will have good luck all year!
  • Preparing Time: 1 hour
  • Total Time: 2 hours
  • Served Person: 10
vegetarian meatless kid friendly winter christmas bake desserts rice scandanavian creamy white meat free gluten free red meat free shellfish free contains dairy contains eggs pescatarian
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 4 eggs separated
  • 4 cups whole milk
  • 1 tbs cornstarch
  • 1/2 cup long grain rice
  • 1 whole shelled almond
  • Carbohydrate 68.0250123333333 g
  • Cholesterol 425.44 mg
  • Fat 10.9779606666667 g
  • Fiber 0.282823332770665 g
  • Protein 13.9008423333333 g
  • Saturated Fat 3.59614653333333 g
  • Serving Size 1 1 Serving (204g)
  • Sodium 150.740366666667 mg
  • Sugar 67.7421890005627 g
  • Trans Fat 1.77727133333333 g
  • Calories 419 calories

1 Cook rice and salt in the water (simmer it) until water is absorbed (15-20 mins). 2 Add milk, bring to almost boiling, cook until creamy. 3 In a bowl, beat the egg yolks with ? cup (ONLY) of the sugar, adding the sugar gradually, then mix in the cornstarch. 4 Pour a little of the hot millk mixture into the egg mixture, and mix, then dump the egg mixture into the pot of milk mixture. 5 Cook (but don't boil) 5 mins, stirring, then add the almond. 6 Put in a casserole dish, and put that in a baking dish that has an inch of water in it. Bake at 350? for an hour, stirring occasionally. 7 Then beat egg whites with the remaining ? c sugar till stiff. Spread this on the rice pudding. Bake about 10 mins or until browned at 400?. Chill and serve cold.