How Do You Make Vanilla Pudding The Old Fashioned Way?
Creamy pudding is a great old-fashioned favorite. This version is easy to make, and when you prepare it yourself, you know the ingredients are wholesome. You and yours will adore the variations listed in the Tips section below. Make it an hour or more ahead, so it has time to cool. (Take note: Some people think it’s even better when slightly warm!) Place dry ingredients in a medium sized pot. Add cold milk. Whisk until ingredients are dissolved in the milk. Put pot on medium heat. Heat and stir until almost just barely beginning to boil, when little bubbles form around the edges of the milk in the pot. Adjust the heat to keep it just under boiling as you continue to cook and stir until it is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. Take off heat. Stir in butter and vanilla. Pour into individual dessert dishes on a tray. After 5 minutes of cooling, put plastic wrap over the tray of dishes. It’s important to let the wrap actually touch the pudding surface in each dish. Cool in refrigera
