Sütlaç (Turkish Rice Pudding)

Ingredients

• ½ cup rice
• 1 cup water
• 1 l milk
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 tbsp wheat starch
• 1 pack vanilla sugar
• cinnamon (to taste)

Method

1. Rinse the rice and simmer it in the water for 10 minutes until soft and the water is absorbed.
2. Add the milk; once it boils, simmer over low heat for 20 minutes, stirring now and then.
3. Dissolve the starch in half a cup of cold milk or water and add it to the pot with the sugar.
4. Cook, stirring constantly, for 5–10 minutes until thick; add the vanilla.
5. Pour into bowls, cool and chill; serve sprinkled with cinnamon.