Add rice and stir with a fork.
Cover and cook until fluffy and soft.
While rice cooks, heat remaining cup of broth and the milk.
Melt 1 stick of butter in a saucepan, add flour, and blend well.
Slowly add hot broth and milk.
Cook over low heat until sauce thickens, stirring constantly to prevent lumping or burning.
Remove from heat.
Beat egg yolks with lemon juice and slowly add to the sauce, stirring constantly.
Return to the heat, and stir until thickened.
Remove from heat, and add half the grated cheese.
In a small saucepan, melt 1 stick of butter until lightly browned.
Pour over rice.
Pack rice in a 10-inch mold and turn onto a platter.
Pour hot sauce over rice.
Sprinkle with remaining cheese.
Serve hot.
Serves 10 to 15.
Notes: I used stock rather than water, and I think it made it even better, but oh, that browned butter!
Also, I used white basmati rice, and it had that heavenly flavor you don't get from plain white rice.
I used 1% milk (because that's what we have in this house) and sweet (unsalted) butter.
I was in a hurry, so I didn't measure the lemon juice...I used the juice of one small lemon, whatever that amounted to.
And I used the kefalotiri (from the Middle Eastern market). This is a hard, ripe cheese...and though the recipe claims you can substitute Parmesan, I wouldn't. If you can't get kefalotiri, use some good Romano Peccorino cheese. Unfortunately, as I said, I was in a hurry and didn't read the directions carefully. I ended up dumping all the cheese into the sauce instead of using half as a garnish. Something to consider for next time, I guess.
Lastly, I halved the recipe, using 2 egg yolks, and it was perfect.