Vanessa's Horchata

Instructions

• Place about half the rice and 2 cups water in a blender; pulse until rice is roughly ground.
• Pour about 3 cups more water in blender and add 2 cinnamon sticks; blend until cinnamon sticks are broken to pieces.
• Pour rice mixture into a large pitcher.
• Repeat the steps until all the rice, water, and cinnamon sticks are blended and poured into the pitcher.
• Cover and refrigerate pitcher for at least 4 hours to overnight.
• Strain rice mixture through a sieve into another pitcher or bowl and discard rice and cinnamon.
• Stir soy milk, sugar, and vanilla extract into the strained liquid; chill until ready to serve.