Sweet Rice Croquettes

Ingredients

• 1 teacupful of rice
• ½ lb. bread crumbs
• 2 oz. sugar
• a small piece of lemon-rind
• 1 pint milk
• 1 egg
• frying fat

Method

1. 1

   Wash the rice well; put it into a small saucepan; cover with cold water, and bring to the boil.

2. 2

   When the water has been absorbed, add the lemon-rind and pour in the milk by degrees; simmer till quite soft and almost dry, stirring the rice very often.

3. 3

   Add the sugar; mix well; remove the lemon-rind; put the mixture on a plate to cool.

4. 4

   Flour a corner of a board or table; form the rice into small shapes, and roll each in flour.

5. 5

   When all the shapes are ready, break the egg on a plate, beat it with a fork; brush each piece with the egg; cover with bread crumbs; fry.

6. 6

   When sufficiently cooked, place them on paper to dry; then pile them on a dish, dredging them over with white sugar.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from The school cookery book (1881), page 43. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Sweet Rice Croquettes. — Required: 1 teacup- ful of rice ; % lb- bread crumbs ; 2 oz. sugar ; a small piece of lemon-rind ; 1 pint milk ; 1 egg ; frying fat

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