Lola’s Horchata

Original recipe makes 6 cups 1 cupuncooked white long-grain rice 5 cupswater 1/2 cupmilk 1/2 tablespoon vanilla extract 1/2 tablespoonground cinnamon 2/3 cup white sugar Directions 1.Pour the rice and water into the bowl of a blender; blend until the rice just begins to break up, about 1 minute. Let rice and water stand at room temperature for a minimum of 3 hours (I added a stick of cinnamon). 2.Strain the rice water into a pitcher and discard the rice. Stir the milk, vanilla, cinnamon, and sugar into the rice water. Chill and stir before serving over ice. I added a pinch of cinnamon and a little vanilla rice milk before serving.