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There are many things I have learned to make from scratch since starting this blog. I began as a novice baker, and now, I've baked all kinds of cakes, cookies, brownies, blondies, frostings, fillings, ice creams, truffles, and more. One thing, however, I had not tried until yesterday, was pudding. The instant kind is so easy, I just never saw the need to make my own. But when it came up in Sweet Melissa Sundays and I saw how simple the recipe looked, I decided to give it a try.
The one thing that made me nervous was boiling the granulated sugar and water down to an amber colored syrup. I have tried in the past and wound up with clumpy, burnt, sticky messes far too many times. This time, though, everything went smoothly. I watched it like a hawk and stirred it constantly (even though the recipe didn't say to... but I was afraid of it sticking!). When it started to turn the color of clover honey, I immediately took it off the heat and it was fine.
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I made the recipe according to the book with two minor changes. One, I used fine sea salt instead of table salt (much yummier). Second, I used all half-and-half instead of heavy cream and milk.
Judging by Daniel's reaction, I'd say my first pudding-making was a success! It is very sweet, but very good. Perfectly smooth consistency and mild butterscotchy-caramelly flavor.
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Don't forget to see how it came out for the other SMS bakers! And make sure to visit Jennifer's blog, Maple N' Cornbread, to see the recipe for Melissa's Butterscotch Pudding.
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PS - Just wanted to let you all know we have a Valentine's apron on TheSmartBaker.com. We have added a cute little heart detail to the pocket of the monogrammed aprons! Go check it out!
11 comments:
Glad your first time making pudding was a success! I really loved the flavor of this.
Thanks so much for experimenting in the kitchen with me this week!! Im glad the pudding was a success for you and your husband! Beautiful photos!! Thanks for the link on the apron too, off to check it out :)
I've only made Dorie's butterscotch pudding (which was marvelous) but I didn't realize there was one in the SM book. Thanks for letting me know how good it is!
This is a nice pudding recipe! Thanks for sharing! The photo made me drool!
oh yum! it looks awesome!
Congratulations! That's a great first pudding. Great color and the texture is spot on too. Try making creme brulee sometime. One of my favorites :o)
They look great! Interesting that it worked well with half and half too - might try that next time. If you need caramel-related advice, I love David Lebovitz's blog post on the subject! How I (eventually) stopped burning every batch I ever made! x
Butterscotch always reminds me of my mom. : ) Looks great!
I'm having a total pudding craving now!
I'm glad yours turned out to be a hit! Lovely pictures.
It's amazing how far we've come, huh?! I haven't made homemade pudding yet either but I did bake a pudding cake tonight! Your pudding looks terrific and I love that butterscotch caramley flavor.
~ingrid
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