Horchata

 Ingredients

1 1/3 C uncooked long grain rice 

1 cinnamon stick

1/2 C sugar

1 C evaporated milk

1 C whole milk

1/2 tsp vanilla 

Put the rice and cinnamon stick in a blender. Blend in the blender for one minute. Measure 4 Cups of water into a pitcher and add the rice and cinnamon to the water and stir. Let this sit in the refrigerator overnight. Strain the rice and water mixture through a cheese cloth or mesh bag catching the liquid in another pitcher.  Discard the rice and cinnamon.  To the rice water add 1/2 C sugar, evaporated milk, whole milk and the vanilla. Stir until sugar is dissolved, and chill. Serve cold or over ice. Recipe can be doubled.

We modified this from a recipe I found on Pinterest.