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MEXICAN HORCHATA

from Sweethearts of the Rodeo
Non-alcoholic beverage
Ingredients:
1 cup long-grain rice
4 cups milk or soy milk
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
ice
 
Directions:
1.  Place the rice in a bowl with enough hot water to cover. Let the rice sit overnight.

2.  Next day, remove the water and place 1/2 cup of it along with 2 cups milk into a blender. Blend until the rice is ground up.

3.  Mix in 1/4 sugar, 1/2 tsp vanilla, and 1/4 tsp cinnamon. Do the same with the other half of the ingredients. Strain through a cheesecloth. Serve over ice. Makes six glasses.