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Horchata

Saura Kline
Cinnamon Rice Almond Milk
Servings 2 quarts

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup uncooked white rice
  • 6 oz sweetened condensed milk
  • 1/2 cup almonds
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 1 vanilla bean
  • 1 can evaporated milk
  • 2 cups milk
  • 4 cups water

Instructions
 

  • Soak rice, cinnamon stick, vanilla beans (scrape the beans out), and almonds in a bowl with the 4 cups of water for 5 hours or overnight (the longer it soaks the easier it’ll be to blend).
  • Once soaked, pour the entire mixture into your finest blender. At this point, add your milk, condensed milk, and evaporated milk and blend on max speed for a few minutes. The rice and cinnamon stick should be soft enough so that it just gets pulverized in your blender.
  • You may need to do this in batches, depending on the size of your blender.
  • Set up a large bowl with a strainer and some cheesecloth. There are lots of little bits of graininess in the mixture that will only be caught with cheesecloth, so that part is really important. You can also try using a coffee filter but it will take forever to pass the liquid through.
  • Little by little, strain the liquid through the cheesecloth, stopping every few seconds to help it pass with a ladle or a spoon.
  • Once the mixture is completely strained, add the mixture to your favorite pitcher. Serve and enjoy!