Old Fashioned Rice Pudding

Instructions

Rinse and drain raw rice. Cook rice in boiling water until done. Drain well, but do not rinse. Butter bottom and sides of a 2 1/2-quart casserole. Break the eggs into the casserole. Beat slightly with a wire whisk. Add sugar and vanilla and mix. Heat the milk on high in a microwave for 4 minutes. Add hot milk slowly to egg mixture and beat rapidly. Add raisins and cooked rice. Mix well. Dot with butter and sprinkle with cinnamon and nutmeg. Place casserole in a pan of hot water in the oven and bake at 300 degrees for 35 minutes. Carefully stir pudding with large spoon to mix rice through custard. Cook 35 minutes more or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Pudding firms up as it cools.