BAKED RICE CUSTARD

Ingredients ....1/4 cup of short grain rice, 2 eggs lightly beaten, 1/4 cup of castor sugar, 1/2 cup of powdered milk, 2 cups of water, 1 tsp of vanilla extract, 1 tsp of ground nutmeg, 1/4 cup of sultanas (optional). Preheat your oven to 160 deg C . Spray a 20cm round casserole dish with cooking oil. Cook the rice in a medium pot of boiling water, until just tender and then drain. Whisk the lightly beaten eggs , sugar, powdered milk and essence in the bowl of your electric mixer for 2 minutes. Fold in the rice and sultanas ,( if using). Pour the combined mixture into the oiled casserole dish . Sprinkle with nutmeg . Place the prepared casserole dish in a larger baking dish and pour in cold water to come up 1/2 way up the sides. Bake for 50 minutes in the preheated oven or until the custard is set and when a skewer inserted comes away clean when inserted in the middle. Remove the casserole from the waterbath and leave rest for 5 minutes before serving with cream . Enjoy , an oldie but one to keep sharing .