Rice Water Horchata

Ingredients

• 1 cup white rice, long-grain uncooked
• 5 cups water
• 1/2 cup milk, 1%
• 1/2 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 2/3 cup sugar

Method

1. 1 Pour rice and water into a blender; blend until rice just begins to break up, about one minute.
2. 2 Let rice and water stand at room temperature for about three hours.
3. 3 Strain the rice water into a pitcher and discard the rice.
4. 4 Stir the milk, vanilla, cinnamon, and sugar into the rice water.
5. 5 Chill and stir before serving over ice.