Update on Rice Pudding

I'm sad to say, my rice pudding did not turn out as scrumptious as it smells.  But the good news is that I think a few adjustments could be made and it might work.  I found a recipe here:  http://atourtable.blogspot.com/2005/03/box-top-rice-pudding.html that was very similar to what I did, but a much shorter cook time.  Well, she ended up cooking her pudding longer, but the originial time was shorter.  I think mine was over cooked at an hour and a half so next time I'm going to try just 45 minutes and test it until it seems done.

Also, I had debated the amount of rice.  1 1/2 cups of rice looks very different uncooked vs. cooked.  I think maybe I need to add less rice and do 1 1/2 cups rice after it's been cooked.  The key for me is to get the gooey-ness which I was missing.  My rice turned out dry which I'm attributing to too much rice, too little liquid. 

I was also thinking that Rachel Ray always says that rice gets its flavor from the cooking process, so once it's cooked it its flavor.  I think maybe I need to add some spices to the original cooking of the rice so the rice actually holds in some flavor.  I don't know if this would make much difference as the dish is pretty flavorful as it is.

All in all, I have something edible, but not delectable, and my house finally smells good, but baked goods always make only a temporary good smell so by the end of today I'll be back to the drawing board on my smelly house.  Haha.