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Mary Berry’s Classic Rice Pudding

Rice pudding is a classic British dessert that never seems to fall out of favour. This traditional version, as seen on the BBC2 series Mary Berry Everyday, will show you how to make it with ease.

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Introduction

Serve this with a bit of cream or a dollop of jam or syrup. Or just enjoy on its own – it’s delicious as it is!

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Ingredients

butter, for greasing
75g (3oz) pudding rice
900ml (1½ pints) full-fat milk (see tip)
1 heaped tbsp caster sugar
½ tsp freshly grated nutmeg (optional)

Essential kit

You will need: a 1.6-litre (2¾-pint) wide-based ovenproof dish

Method

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.

Reviews

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9 Comments

    default user avatar Clare_d

    So easy and tastes amazing

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    default user avatar Neil

    I love this recipe, but recently I have been substituting a 400g can of coconut milk for the same amount of cow´s milk!

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    default user avatar Elaine Brown

    This tastes absolutely divine. I have made this pud several times and today I used full fat goat’s milk and it came out so creamy.

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    default user avatar MikeC

    In a fan oven I suggest covering the dish with foil to prevent drying out.

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    default user avatar Maria

    We had this tonight it was lovely and so easy .

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    default user avatar Maurice Reynolds

    Well, that was delicious. I only made half quantity, just for two servings, and it worked out just fine. This will be one of our favourite repeat puddings. Thank you Mary.

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    default user avatar michael jackson

    very gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood spectacular

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    default user avatar Jayne Rankin

    Great

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From the book: Mary Berry Everyday

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