National Vanilla Pudding Day - May 22nd

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National Vanilla Pudding Day is May 22nd
here's a recipe to help you celebrate... ENJOY!!

Creamy Vanilla Pudding

1 cup milk
½ vanilla bean
2 egg yolks
1/4 cup sugar
2 tsp flour or cornstarch
(3 tsp butter)
(2 tbsp cream)

Cut a whole vanilla bean in half crosswise. Do not slit vanilla bean open, unless you do not mind the pudding being spotted with vanilla seeds. Place milk and the vanilla bean half in saucepan and bring slowly almost to the boil.

Meanwhile whisk together egg yolks and sugar until ribbons form. Add flour or cornstarch through a sieve and mix well. Gradually pour the hot milk into egg-sugar mixture, whisking continually. Pour mixture back to saucepan and bring rapidly to the boil, stirring continually.

Cook, stirring, for 1 - 3 minutes (add butter and cream) and strain into a bowl.

Place plastic wrap directly on the surface of pudding to prevent it from forming a skin. Stir pudding every now and then during cooling. When cooled, spoon pudding to serving dishes, cover and chill in refrigerator. Garnish with a dollop of whipped, vanilla-flavoured cream, candied citrus peel strips, mint or lemon balm sprigs, berries etc.

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