Vanessas Horchata Recipes

HORCHATA

Steps:

• Combine the rice and cinnamon stick with 4 cups water in a blender; pulse to coarsely grind. Transfer to a large bowl and add another 4 cups water; soak at room temperature for 3 hours.
• Puree the rice mixture in a blender in batches until smooth. Strain through cheesecloth or a fine sieve into a pitcher. Mix in the sugar; chill.
• Stir the horchata well before serving. Pour into ice-filled glasses; garnish with cinnamon sticks and a dusting of ground cinnamon.

VANESSA'S HORCHATA

Steps:

• Place about half the rice and 2 cups water in a blender; pulse until rice is roughly ground.
• Pour about 3 cups more water in blender and add 2 cinnamon sticks; blend until cinnamon sticks are broken to pieces.
• Pour rice mixture into a large pitcher.
• Repeat the steps until all the rice, water, and cinnamon sticks are blended and poured into the pitcher.
• Cover and refrigerate pitcher for at least 4 hours to overnight.
• Strain rice mixture through a sieve into another pitcher or bowl and discard rice and cinnamon.
• Stir soy milk, sugar, and vanilla extract into the strained liquid; chill until ready to serve.

VANESSA'S HORCHATA

Steps:

• Place about half the rice and 2 cups water in a blender; pulse until rice is roughly ground.n
• Pour about 3 cups more water in blender and add 2 cinnamon sticks; blend until cinnamon sticks are broken to pieces.n
• Pour rice mixture into a large pitcher.n
• Repeat the steps until all the rice, water, and cinnamon sticks are blended and poured into the pitcher.n
• Cover and refrigerate pitcher for at least 4 hours to overnight.n
• Strain rice mixture through a sieve into another pitcher or bowl and discard rice and cinnamon.n
• Stir soy milk, sugar, and vanilla extract into the strained liquid; chill until ready to serve.n

HORCHATA

Steps:

• Bring 2 cups water, the milk, almonds, rice and cinnamon sticks to a boil in a medium saucepan over high heat. Reduce the heat to low, cover and simmer until the rice is tender, about 30 minutes. Remove the cinnamon sticks and cool completely.
• Working in batches, if necessary, carefully transfer the mixture to a blender and puree until smooth. Pour into a pitcher. Stir in the sugar and add enough water to make a total of 8 cups. Chill. Serve in tall glasses over ice. Garnish with a sprinkle of cinnamon.

HORCHATA

Steps:

• Combine the ground rice, blanched almonds, cinnamon and vanilla bean and seeds with 3 1/2 cups water and let sit overnight, covered, in the refrigerator.
• The next day, strain the horchata using a strainer and cheesecloth. Press the solids against the cheesecloth-lined strainer to get out all of the liquid and serve over ice. (You could also blend the horchata, strain and serve over ice.)

VANESSA'S HORCHATA

Steps:

• Place about half the rice and 2 cups water in a blender; pulse until rice is roughly ground.n
• Pour about 3 cups more water in blender and add 2 cinnamon sticks; blend until cinnamon sticks are broken to pieces.n
• Pour rice mixture into a large pitcher.n
• Repeat the steps until all the rice, water, and cinnamon sticks are blended and poured into the pitcher.n
• Cover and refrigerate pitcher for at least 4 hours to overnight.n
• Strain rice mixture through a sieve into another pitcher or bowl and discard rice and cinnamon.n
• Stir soy milk, sugar, and vanilla extract into the strained liquid; chill until ready to serve.n

LOLA'S HORCHATA

Steps:

• Pour the rice and water into the bowl of a blender; blend until the rice just begins to break up, about 1 minute.
• Let rice and water stand at room temperature for a minimum of 3 hours.
• Strain the rice water into a pitcher and discard the rice.
• Stir the milk, vanilla, cinnamon, and sugar into the rice water.
• Chill and stir before serving over ice.

HORCHATA

Steps:

• Grind the raw, unwashed rice in a blender on high speed into a fine powder. Transfer to a medium bowl and whisk in 5 cups room temperature water. Add the canela, cover and let it sit at room temperature for 8 hours and up to 24.
• Removed the canela and snap into two 1-inch pieces. Vigorously whisk the rice mixture until the rice is evenly distributed. Transfer to a blender, add the reserved canela pieces and puree on high speed for 10 minutes; the mixture will get hot and the rice will soften and start to ''cook '' and release more flavor. Add the sugar and 3/4 teaspoon salt and puree until dissolved, about 30 seconds.
• Strain the rice mixture through a fine mesh sieve lined with several layers of cheesecloth into a large bowl, pressing on the solids to extract as much liquid as possible (you should have about 3 1/2 cups). Reserve the solids for another use (like cream-of-rice porridge). Stir in 3 cups very cold water. Serve over ice with a sprinkle of ground canela or cinnamon on top.