Sütlâç (Burnt Rice Pudding)

Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 1 to 1¼ hour
Serves 4

Ingredients:

• 13/4 cup water
• ½ cup uncooked short-grain rice
• 4 cups  milk
• 1 cup  sugar
• 1/8 cup  rice flour
• 2 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1 tsp. cinnamon

Direction:

1. In a small saucepan, bring water to a boil. 
2. Stir in rice, cover pan, and lower heat to a simmer. 
3. Cook for 20 to 30 minutes, or until almost all water is absorbed. 
4. Meanwhile, combine milk and sugar in a medium saucepan. 
5. Cook over low heat and stir until sugar dissolves. 
6. In a small bowl, combine rice flour with 2 or 3 tablespoons of the warm milk, stirring to make a thick paste. 
7. Add cooked rice to warmed milk and bring to a boil over medium heat. 
8. Add rice flour paste to rice and milk mixture, stirring constantly. 
9. Lower heat to a simmer and cook for 20 minutes, stirring often. 
10. Turn off heat and stir in vanilla. 
11. Divide pudding into four ovenproof serving bowls and sprinkle with cinnamon. 
12. Preheat broiler for 5 minutes. 
13. Broil bowls of pudding for 5 to 10 minutes, or until browned on top. 
14. Serve warm.