Horchata
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Serves: 4+
 
Though I know that it is typically served in the heat of summer as a cool, refreshing beverage, I also think of this cinnamon-spiced rice drink in autumn.
Ingredients
  • 4 cups water
  • 1 cup brown rice
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 1-2 vanilla sticks, scrape the inside OR vanilla extract to taste
  • ¼ cup agave syrup OR sugar, sweetened to taste
Instructions
  1. Rinse the rice and put it in a bowl.
  2. Add 4 cups of boiling water and the cinnamon stick.
  3. Let the mixture rest for 3 hours.
  4. Blend the mixture together while adding the vanilla and agave/sugar to taste.
  5. Continue blending the mixture until you get a milk liquid.
  6. Strain the liquid with a cheesecloth or a really fine colander.
  7. Keep the liquid in a sealed container in the refrigerator and serve the drink chilled.
  8. Discard the remaining solids.
Recipe by Itsy Bitsy Foodies at http://itsybitsyfoodies.com/horchata/