Baked BC Blueberry Meringue Rice Pudding
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Ingredients:
  • 4 quarts       4litres whole milk
  • 5 1/2 cups   1 kilogram long grain rice
  • 1 cup            200 grams granulated sugar
  • 1 cup            180 grams dried cranberries  o                       or currants
  • 1 cup            225 grams unsalted butter
  • 4 tsp.            8 grams ground cinnamon
  • 4 tsp.            8 grams ground nutmeg
  • 20 large       900 grams eggs seperated,                             room temperature
  • 8 cups          2 litres light cream/ half  & half
  • 16cup           2.75kilograms BC blueberries                         fresh or frozen
  • 1/2 cup        100 grams granulated sugar
  • 4 Tbsp.        40 grams grated lemon peel
  • 1 tsp.            2 grams cream of tartar
  • 1 1/2 cups   300 grams granulated sugar
  • 1 cup            100 grams sliced almonds 

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350F/180C.
Combine milk, rice, 1 cup of sugar, dried cranberries, butter and spices in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer over low heat until rice is very tender, stirring often, about 30 minutes.

Butter 4 13x9x2" baking  pans. Whisk egg yolks and crean together, stir into the rice. Pour into the prepared pans, dividing equally. In a large bowl, mix the blueberries, 1/2 cup of sugar and the lemon peel. Sprinkle the blueberry mixture evenly over the top of the rice. Bake until set (50 -60 minutes) checking after 45 minutes. If the blueberries are frozen it may take longer. Remove from oven.

Increase oven temperature to 400F/ 200C.

Beat egg whites with cream of tartar until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in the 1 1/2 cups of sugar, 4 tablespoons at a time, until stiff peaks form. Spoon over the rice pudding, spreading to the edges and swirl into peaks. Sprinkle with almond slices. Bake until meringue is golden, 10 - 12 minutes.
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