Swedish Rice Pudding

This is a Swedish recipe eaten as a side dish with the meal, not as a dessert. Barb Olson used to bring a Swedish Rice Pudding to our potlucks.

1  cup  uncooked rice (not instant)
1  qt  whole milk
4  eggs
1  tsp  vanilla
1/2  cup  sugar

Cook rice in salted wayer, 20 minutes. Drain any remaining liquid. Beat eggs, sugar, vanilla, and milk, Blend into rice. Bake in a casserole dish, set in a pan of water, @325 degrees, for 1 hour.

When it starts to congeal, stir and then dot with butter. Sprinkle top with cinnamon and continue baking until a knife inserted in middle comes out clean.