Rice Pudding

I found this recipe years ago and am now copying it here from our family cookbook binder. Enjoy!

Rice Pudding

½ cup water

½ cup instant rice 

3 eggs 

½ cup sugar

2 tsp. vanilla

1/4 tsp salt

2 1/2 cups scalded milk

cinnamon

Heat oven to 350 degrees.  Bring water to a boil.  Stir in rice, cover, and remove from heat.  Let sit until all water is absorbed.  Mix eggs, sugar, vanilla and salt together. 

(To scald milk, bring just to a boil, then let cool.)  Then add milk to egg mixture, stirring well.  (Be sure milk is cool or it will start to cook the eggs.)  Then add rice.  Pour into a square or casserole baking dish.  Sprinkle with cinnamon on top to taste.  Place baking dish inside another large baking dish filled with boiling water until water comes up part way up the side of the pudding baking dish..  Bake for 70 minutes.  Remove baking pan from water pan and allow to cool.  Store in refrigerator.