Easy Traditional British Rice Pudding Recipes

MARY BERRY'S CLASSIC RICE PUDDING

Steps:

• 1. You will need a 1.6-litre (2¾-pint) wide-based ovenproof dish, well greased. Preheat the oven to 160°C/140°C fan/Gas 3. 2. Tip the rice into the dish. Heat the milk in a saucepan (see tip) and pour over the rice, then add the sugar and stir to combine. 3. Bake in the oven for about 30 minutes. Stir gently and sprinkle with a dusting of nutmeg, if you like. Continue cooking for a further 1¼-1½ hours until a golden skin has formed on top and the rice is soft and tender underneath. Serve hot. MARY'S EVERYDAY TIPS: Full-fat milk gives the best rich flavour, though semi-skimmed would be fine too. If you only have semi-skimmed, add a little less and make up the full amount with cream. Heating the milk gets the cooking going.

EASY TRADITIONAL BRITISH RICE PUDDING

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients. Heat the oven to 300 F/150 C.
• Lightly butter a 1.25-liter ovenproof pudding dish or an 8 x 8-inch square baking dish.
• Combine the milk and cream in a saucepan. Scrape the seeds from the vanilla pod using the back of a knife. Add the seeds to the pan and stir to disperse them. Drop in the vanilla pod. Heat the milk and cream through very gently; do not let it boil.
• Move the pan off the heat and leave the milk to infuse for 5 minutes. Remove the vanilla pod.
• Spread the rice and sugar in the buttered dish. Pour the warmed milk over it and stir thoroughly. Add the lemon strips and stir again.
• Grate a thick layer of nutmeg to generously cover the top.
• Place the dish on a baking sheet and carefully put it in the center of the preheated oven. Bake the pudding for 2 to 2 1/2 hours, until it turns creamy and thick and forms a skin of nutmeg on top.
• Let the pudding cool and set for about 15 minutes. Serve the rice pudding on its own or with stewed fruit such as poached pears or roasted rhubarb. You could also add a dollop of homemade jam on top.

TRADITIONAL BRITISH GROUND RICE PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200 Centigrade / 400 Fahrenheit / Gas Mark 6 and grease a bake-proof dish.
• Heat milk in a saucepan and sprinkle on the Ground Rice.
• Stirring continuously, heat on a low heat bring to a boil until it thickens. Simmer for a further 2-3 minutes.
• Stir in the sugar. (My mum would have probably used a bit more than 25g - sweet tooth!).
• Pour into greased bake-proof dish.
• Bake for 25-30 minutes until lightly brown.

TRADITIONAL BAKED ENGLISH RICE PUDDING

Steps:

• Pour the milk into a pan and add the vanilla bean pod. Bring to simmering point, then remove from heat, cover and leave to infuse for 1 hour. Preheat the oven to 150°C.
• Put the rice and sugar in an ovenproof dish. Strain the milk over the rice, discarding the vanilla pod Add the spices and stir to mix, then dot the surface with butter.
• Bake uncovered for 2 hours. After about 40 minutes, stir the surface skin into the pudding, and repeat this after a further 40 minutes.
• Allow the pudding to finish cooking for the final 40 minutes without stirring.

TRADITIONAL RICE PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 150C/300F/Gas 2.
• Wash the rice and drain in a sieve, then put it into a wide ovenproof dish, at least 1 litre/1¾pint capacity. Pour in the milk. Add the milk powder, caster sugar and lemon rind and stir together. Grate some nutmeg over the top and dot with the butter.
• Place in the oven and bake for 2-2½ hours, or until the pudding has a golden-brown skin and the rice is tender and creamy (the longer you give it, the more thick and sticky it will become).
• Serve warm, with a blob of your favourite jam on top.

CLASSIC RICE PUDDING

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3 and butter a 1.5-litre baking dish. Put the pudding rice, sugar, vanilla, milk and cream in a bowl and stir to combine. Pour the mixture into the prepared dish and grate over a generous layer of nutmeg. Bake for 1 hr 30 mins until a brown skin has formed on top and the rice is cooked and tender.
• Leave to cool slightly, then scoop the warm pudding into bowls and serve with a dollop of jam on top.

OLD-FASHIONED RICE PUDDING I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Grease a 2 quart baking dish.
• Beat together the eggs and milk. Stir in white sugar, uncooked rice, butter, vanilla extract, raisins, and nutmeg. Pour into prepared pan.
• Bake for 2 to 2 1/2 hours in the preheated oven. Stir frequently during the first hour.