Spiced Almond Milk (Horchata)
- 4 cups water, divided
- 3/4 cup uncooked long-grain rice
- 1/2 cup slivered almonds
- 1 (3-inch) orange rind strip
- 3 (3-inch) cinnamon sticks, broken in pieces
- 3 whole allspice
- 3 whole cloves
- 2 cups unsweetened almond milk
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
- Dash of salt
- Combine 2 cups water and next 6 ingredients (through cloves) in large bowl. Cover and chill 8 to 24 hours or until rice is soft. Strain mixture through a fine sieve, reserving solids. Discard liquid.
- Place solids, remaining 2 cups water, and almond milk in a blender; process 2 minutes. Strain through fine sieve into a pitcher; discard solids. Add sugar, extracts, and salt to milk mixture, stirring until sugar dissolves. Serve over ice. Store in refrigerator up to 1 week.
water, longgrain rice, almonds, orange rind strip, cinnamon sticks, allspice, cloves, unsweetened almond milk, sugar, vanilla, almond extract, salt
Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/spiced-almond-milk (may not work)