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Ulysses S. Grant's Rice Pudding With Lemon Sauce

Here's how you make Ulysses S. Grant's Rice Pudding With Lemon Sauce
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  • Servings: 8
  • Prep: 15m
  • Cook: 90m
    • The following recipe serves 8 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 3 cups rice (hot cooked)
  • 4 large eggs, separated
  • 2 cups half and half
  • 2 cups milk
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 tablespoon grated lemon peel
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • FOR LEMON SAUCE
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup water (boiling)
  • 1 tablespoon butter (or margarine)
  • 1 tablespoon grated lemon zest
  • 3 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Preheat oven to 350-degrees.

  • Step 2: Stir butter into rice.

  • Step 3: Beat egg yolks; add half-and-half, milk, sugar, lemon peel, vanilla and salt. Add yolk mixture to rice; fold in egg whites which have been beaten until stiff but not dry.

  • Step 4: Turn into a buttered shallow 2-quart baking dish; set in pan of hot water.

  • Step 5: Bake 1 hour, or until knife inserted near center comes out clean.

  • Step 6: Serve warm with Lemon Sauce.

  • TO MAKE THE LEMON SAUCE

  • Step 7: Combine sugar, cornstarch and salt; stir in water gradually.

  • Step 8: Cook,in double boiler stirring constantly, about 5 minutes.

  • Step 9: Blend in remaining ingredients.

Tips & Variations

Don't forget the following tips and variations.
  • Double boiler

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