Turkish Baked Rice Pudding (Firin Sutlac)

Step 1

First, wash the rice and boil it with enough water to cover it by about 1/2 inch, until the rice is soft.

Step 2

Put rice, 750 ml. milk, and sugar in a pot and stir on low. Keep stirring for 20-30 minutes more after it starts boiling.

Step 3

Meanwhile, dissolve the starch in 250 ml. milk and add it to the rice pudding. Stir constantly.

Step 4

Lower the heat to medium, and simmer for about 10-15 minutes,

Step 5

Then take a ladle of rice pudding to a bowl and mix it with the egg yolk.

Step 6

Preheat the oven to 350 F (180 C).

Step 7

Pour pudding into small ovenproof bowls with a ladle.

Step 8

Using a spoon, drizzle a small amount of the egg yolk mixture in the center of each oven cup.

Step 9

Bake the pudding cups in a 360° F/180° C oven until the tops are nicely browned and take the bowls out and let them get cold.

Step 10

Enjoy hot, cold or room temperature.