Rice Pudding With Lemon Sauce

another comfort food...

• Ready In: 50 mins
• Serves: 12

Ingredients

• 1  cup  uncooked rice
• 6  large eggs
• 2  cups sugar
• 1  teaspoon nutmeg
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 cup milk
• 1⁄2 cup butter

• LEMON SAUCE

• 1⁄2 cup water
• 3  tablespoons cornstarch
• 3⁄4 cup sugar
• 1⁄8 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄3 cup lemon juice
• 1  tablespoon butter
• 1  large egg, beaten
•  yellow food coloring

Directions

1. cook rice.set aside.
2. beat eggs, till light and lemon colored.add sugar, nutmeg, salt and milk and cooked rice to a large mixing bowl.
3. Pour into 2 quart baking dish.in which 1 stick of butter has been melted.
4. bake at 400* for 30 minutes.(center should be a little shaky).
5. to prepare LEMON SAUCE:.
6. mix cornstarch with water, stir till dissolved -- in a saucepan, mix sugar, salt, lemon juice, butter and egg.add cornstarch mixture --
7. stir and cook slowly, till thick -- remove from heat and add a few drops of yellow food coloring is desired.
8. this is good over bread pudding, rice pudding or leftover crumbled cake.
9. makes about 1 cup -- .