Hi Everyone

[Pearsall]

Thanks everyone for the warm welcome. I will try and look for the other book in the UK - I appreciate the tip.

How hard is it to convert a family favourite recipe to cook it in the Thermomix? I usually do rice pudding on the stove and it takes forever!
Do you have to alter the liquids any and what temperature would you cook it on? I have googled and couldn't find a recipe similar to mine. My Nana passed it on to me and the kids dont like me messing with it. If I can get it to work I will definitely put it on the forum.

I'm sure that when I get the hang of how the Thermomix works it will become easier! I will definitely go to some of the cooking classes! Wonder if I could get a demo even through I didn't buy it new?

Anyway, if someone could help with the conversion I would be greatly appreciative!

[goldfish]

This is just as suggestion... Would you be willing to post your recipe and maybe those who are pretty adept at conversions could make their suggestions?

[Pearsall]

Sounds like a plan. Keep in mind this is not for those on a diet.

1 cup Aborio Rice
3 cups Low Fat milk
3 tbl butter
1/4 cup sugar
1 tin Evaporative lite Milk
300ml lite Cream
Nutmeg and butter for top.

Put milk, sugar, butter, rice in saucepan bring to boil. Add evaporative milk and reduce to simmer. When rice is almost cooked add cream, turn off leave it to cool slightly.
Pour into baking dish, dollop with butter, sprinkle with nutmeg and put under grill till golden brown on top.

This is when I have to hide it or the kids will eat it all before dinner.

[judydawn]

Pearsall, I am testing your recipe as we speak.  I love rice pudding and haven't made one for a while so I decided to test your ingredients using the Rice pudding recipe from My Way of Cooking.  Back later.

[Kimmyh]

Hi Karen and welcome to the forum. What a lovely present to receive. Shame about the book but all is not lost. Lots of recipes to be found here.

[Amy :-)]

Go Judy

[judydawn]

OK, recipe made and topping grilled.

Here are the reviews of the recipe from My Way of Cooking.

Your recipe

200g arborio rice
750mls skim milk
3 T butter (I left this out because I used full fat cream)
55g sugar
380g can evaporated skim milk
300mls lite cream (used full fat cream as that is all I had)
Nutmeg & butter for top - used freshly grated nutmeg and I grated butter I had put in the freezer.  Not sure how much you used, I didn't use all that much.

My Way of Cooking Recipe

1000 mls milk
50g sugar + some extra to serve
pinch salt
220g white short-grain pudding rice

Method I used, following the above recipe but incorporating your ingredients and method into it as best I could.

Place milk, evaporated milk and sugar into TM bowl.
Heat 8 mins/100^o/speed 1/MC off.
Add the rice and cook 30 mins/90^o/reverse/speed 1/MC off.  Check it after this time and cook a further 5 mins if needed, mine did. It ended up slightly burning the bottom of the bowl so I would use speed 2 instead of speed 1 next time.
Add the cream.  Mix for 30 sec/speed 2/reverse.
Leave sit in the TM bowl for 15 minutes.
Pour into casserole dish, grate frozen butter over the top and sprinkle with freshly ground nutmeg.
Place under the grill until golden brown on top.

It is quite runny Pearsall, is this what your recipe is like? It is very tasty though and I don't like thick rice pudding anyway. I think I probably should have left it under the grill a bit longer.

The note I have made against the MWOC recipe is 'nice and creamy but thickens when cold.  Add more milk next time or before reheating".

Update this morning - after cooling overnight it is just the right thickness for me and tastes like creamed rice from a can, only better.

[achookwoman]

Judy,  you are a gem.  I have a feeling that the thickness of the finished pud may be a personal thing.

[Pearsall]

Thanks Judy. It looks just like what I make and at first it is a bit runny but thickens up as it cools (if the kids leave it alone long enough).

The kids are really excited as I tend to only do this when I am cooking something they don't like. No dinner - No dessert. Cant wait. Will definitely try this today as its might daughters 21st and we are having a family dinner.

I think you got the butter just right on top. I usually only put a few little dollops on top but I think grating it is a much better ideas.

[droverjess]

Hello and welcome Pearsall.
Rice pudding yum yum!

[Pearsall]

Thanks Judy. It looks just like what I make and at first it is a bit runny but thickens up as it cools (if the kids leave it alone long enough).

The kids are really excited as I tend to only do this when I am cooking something they don't like. No dinner - No dessert. Cant wait. Will definitely try this today as its might daughters 21st and we are having a family dinner.

I think you got the butter just right on top. I usually only put a few little dollops on top but I think grating it is a much better ideas.

Son and I couldn't wait and we are making it now. After making the vege stock and white choc/craisin bisc. Very productive day!

[cookie1]

Pearsall  my DH love the MWOC rice pudding. I will give your a try and see what he thinks.

[Pearsall]

OK, recipe made and topping grilled.

Here are the reviews of the recipe from My Way of Cooking.

Your recipe

200g arborio rice
750mls skim milk
3 T butter (I left this out because I used full fat cream)
55g sugar
380g can evaporated skim milk
300mls lite cream (used full fat cream as that is all I had)
Nutmeg & butter for top - used freshly grated nutmeg and I grated butter I had put in the freezer.  Not sure how much you used, I didn't use all that much.

My Way of Cooking Recipe

1000 mls milk
50g sugar + some extra to serve
pinch salt
220g white short-grain pudding rice

Method I used, following the above recipe but incorporating your ingredients and method into it as best I could.

Place milk, evaporated milk and sugar into TM bowl.
Heat 8 mins/100^o/speed 1/MC off.
Add the rice and cook 30 mins/90^o/reverse/speed 1/MC off.  Check it after this time and cook a further 5 mins if needed, mine did. It ended up slightly burning the bottom of the bowl so I would use speed 2 instead of speed 1 next time.
Add the cream.  Mix for 30 sec/speed 2/reverse.
Leave sit in the TM bowl for 15 minutes.
Pour into casserole dish, grate frozen butter over the top and sprinkle with freshly ground nutmeg.
Place under the grill until golden brown on top.

It is quite runny Pearsall, is this what your recipe is like? It is very tasty though and I don't like thick rice pudding anyway. I think I probably should have left it under the grill a bit longer.

The note I have made against the MWOC recipe is 'nice and creamy but thickens when cold.  Add more milk next time or before reheating".

Update this morning - after cooling overnight it is just the right thickness for me and tastes like creamed rice from a can, only better.

I used speed 2 and it still caught a little on the bottom of the TM bowl but worked. Now just to hide it from the kids for awhile.  Thanks so much Judy for your help!

[judydawn]

I've been eating this all day Pearsall, it is the creamiest, most delicious rice pudding I have ever tasted.  It heats well after being in the fridge too - Nana's recipe is certainly a winner.  Not only did I freeze a chunk of butter for the topping, I also put the grater in the freezer too as everything must be very cold to be able to grate butter successfully.

I had no trouble cleaning my bowl, did it immediately and used my scrubbie - these cleaners are a must for Thermomix owners.  

I'll put your Nana's recipe on the forum in desserts - it is worthy of it's own thread. I have reduced the heating temperature of the milk in the first step to 90^o in an attempt to prevent the pudding sticking to the bowl. 

[Frozzie]

Hi and welcome.. Just noticed your recipe judydawn posted.. Yum.. Love rice pudding and my dh gran in france makes a delish rice pudding.. Will have to compare 😉