Baked Lemon Rice Pudding With Meringue

Ingredients

• 1 cup rice
• 2 cups milk
• 3 egg yolks
• 3 tbsp sugar
• grated rind of 2 lemons
• salt
• cold milk (as needed)
• 3 egg whites
• 8 tbsp sugar
• juice of 2 lemons

Method

1. 1 Boil rice in milk until very soft.
2. 2 Stir in egg yolks, 3 tbsp sugar, lemon rind, and salt while hot. Add cold milk if too thick; consistency should be slightly thicker than boiled custard.
3. 3 Turn mixture into a pudding dish.
4. 4 Beat egg whites stiff with 8 tbsp sugar and lemon juice.
5. 5 Spread topping over pudding and brown delicately in the oven.
6. 6 Chill on ice and serve cold.