Baked Rice Pudding inspired by Well Behaved Wives

This rice pudding is baked in a water bath creating a custardy texture.  It will transport you back to your childhood and make you feel comforted.  It is great for dessert but I love having it for breakfast.

I was inspired to make this rice pudding after reading Well Behaved Wives......

This novel by Amy Sue Nathan takes place in the 1960's.  Raised by a single father in a family of boys, Ruth was never taught that girls couldn't dream as big as boys and is following her dream to become a lawyer specializing in helping women and children who do not have the same rights as the men in this world.

After graduating from Law School she marries and moves to Philadelphia to live with her new in-laws until her husband is established at his father's firm and Ruth passes her bar exam.  Things start out rocky when her in-laws learn that their son eloped without warning.  Ruth, who doesn't remember her own mother, hopes for a wonderful relationship with her mother in law and will do anytning to make her happy, including hiding her law degree and the fact that she intends to work outside of the home.

To appease her mother in law, Ruth agrees to take an etiquette class where she meets 3 other woman her age all of whom have secrets that lead to them discovering that their etiquette instructor and Ruth's mother in law have secrets of their own.

I was inspired to make rice pudding as it was mentioned numerous times in the book.  The first time is the mention that hooked me.  

 "Evidently, no one wasted any of Shirley's rice pudding.  Ruth had to admit she loved her mother-in-law's cooking."

This novel started off slow and frustrating and then picked up and I ended up liking it.  This rice pudding is the rice pudding that my Mom would make for us when I was growing up.  It is delicious and we never wasted a bit of it either.

 

Dessert, pudding, rice, cinnamon, leftovers

Dessert

American

Yield: 9 servings

Author: Wendy Klik

Baked Rice Pudding

This rice pudding is baked in a water bath creating a custardy texture. It will transport you back to your childhood and make you feel comforted. It is great for dessert but I love having it for breakfast.

Prep time: 10 MinCook time: 50 MinTotal time: 1 Hour

Ingredients

• 4 eggs
• 3/4 c. brown sugar
• 2 c. milk
• 2 c. light cream
• 2 t. vanilla
• 1 1/2 t. cinnamon
• 3 c. cooked, cooled rice (I use leftover rice)
• 1 c. dried cranberries

Instructions

1. Whisk together the sugar and eggs. Slowly whisk in the milk and cream and mix well.
2. Stir in the vanilla and cinnamon.
3. Add the rice and cranberries and stir to combine.
4. Pour into a 9x13" baking dish. Place baking dish into a larger pan and add about 2" of warm water.
5. Bake in a preheated 350* oven for 40-50 minutes, until set.
6. Serve warm, topped with whipped cream, if desired.

Nutrition Facts

Calories

398.95

Fat (grams)

20.33

Sat. Fat (grams)

11.94

Carbs (grams)

48.69

Fiber (grams)

1.15

Net carbs

47.54

Sugar (grams)

30.46

Protein (grams)

6.87

Sodium (milligrams)

72.88

Cholesterol (grams)

138.21

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