President Grant's Rice Pudding With Lemon Sauce

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Course : Puddings
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 8
 

Ingredients:

1 tablespoon butter or margarine
3 cups hot cooked rice
4 large eggs -- separated
2 cups half-and-half
2 cups milk
1/2 cup sugar
1 tablespoon lemon peel -- grated
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon salt
---LEMON SAUCE---
1/2 cup sugar
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 cup boiling water
1 tablespoon butter or margarine
1 tablespoon lemon peel -- grated
3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
 

Preparation:

1. Stir butter into rice. 2. Beat egg yolks; add half-and-half, milk, sugar, lemon peel, vanilla and salt. 3. Add yolk mixture to rice; fold in egg whites which have been beaten until stiff but not dry. 4. Turn into a buttered shallow 2-quart baking dish; set in pan of hot water. Bake in preheated 350 F. oven 1 hour, or until knife inserted near center comes out clean. 5. Serve warm with Lemon Sauce. Lemon Sauce 1. Combine sugar, cornstarch and salt; stir in water gradually. 2. Cook, stirring constantly, about 5 minutes. 3. Blend in remaining ingredients.