Maltese Rice Pudding

Description
Serves 4.

Ingredients

 * ½ cup long grain rice
 * 1/3 cup sugar
 * 1/4 tsp. salt
 * pinch nutmeg
 * 2 cups milk
 * 2/3 cup water
 * 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
 * ½ tsp. vanilla (optional)
 * 1/3 cup raisins

Directions

 * 1) Preheat oven to 300 F. Lightly grease a 1 1/2 quart baking dish
 * 2) Mix everything except raisins and place in baking dish.
 * 3) Bake uncovered about 1 hour.
 * 4) Stir in raisins, dust top lightly with cinnamon, reduce heat to 250 F.
 * 5) And bake for another 30 minutes.