I love pudding. I love butterscotch pudding, but I'm still acquiring my taste for Scotch. This was a delicious, simple, smooth pudding. I used an antique mold I found awhile ago…but the pudding looks like more like a brain when unmolded.It's Christmas, so lots to do besides writing blog posts. Here are my pictures and my endorsement. This is good puddin'!
Recipe
3 tablespoons water
1¾ cups whole milk
½ cup heavy cream
¼ cup cornstarch
¼ teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons sugar
3 egg yolks
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 4 pieces, at room temperature
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 to 3 tablespoons Scotch whisky (preferably a strong single malt)
You can find the recipe for Real Butterscotch Pudding in the book Baking: From My Home to Yours by Dorie Greenspan or here. To see how the rest of the TWD group fared with this week's recipe, click here and then click on each blogger! Thanks to Donna of Spatulas, Corkscrews & Suitcases who chose the recipe for this week and will post the recipe.
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Recipe for Next Week (December 30)Tall and Creamy Cheesecake on pages 235-237 chosen by Anne of Anne Strawberry.
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Yours looks like it set up so nicely, great job! I love the look of that mold, what fun! Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteI'm also iffy on Scotch - but I loved this pudding. Maybe it's the gateway dessert? Looks gorgeous in the mold and spoon!
ReplyDeleteCiao Shari ! I liked the pudding too even if I don't usually drink strong alcohol !!
ReplyDeleteIt was delicious. Glad you found a way to make it pretty as well.
ReplyDeleteLovely! I love the mold.
ReplyDeleteHappy Holidays to you! - mary the food librarian
I love the top picture with the snowflake. =)
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to hear that my card made it. I wasn't sure how long it would take to get from Texas to Ontario, so I mailed it as early as I could manage. =) I hope you enjoy the recipe when you have a chance to try it. And making the ornament was a good change of pace for me--I haven't gotten my tatting stuff out in forever.
I love your mold! Was butterscotch originally made from real scotch? I had no idea.
ReplyDeleteLooks delicious! I love butterscotch pudding -- so yummy and comforting...
ReplyDeleteyour pudding looks great. I should have used a mold. Happy holidays!
ReplyDeleteSweet mold. Looks really great.
ReplyDeleteHubby and I were actually debating whether this pudding was mould-able. I guess he won that one!
ReplyDeleteWe loved it too, not generally a Scotch drinker (only for bereavement for some reason), but I liked it in the pudding.
I love your collections of baking tins and moulds.
It looks like a walnut, if you don't want to see it as a brain! Whatever it looks like, it definitely looks like it's delicious. I don't think I've ever had real butterscotch pudding, only the fake stuff. That is a terrible thing, you've just made me realize! I better do something about it!
ReplyDeleteNothing says Christmas like brain-shaped pudding! This could become a new tradition your family insists on every year. After all, it is good pud.
ReplyDeleteYum! That pic with the spoon and snowflake is stunning!
ReplyDeleteButerscotch is such a great flavor for this season... I don't know why, but it just seems like such a wintery thing. It's definitely appealing right now, that's for sure!
ReplyDeleteOoh, that is what I call a "vintage" shape! I haven't seen one of those since the Betty Crocker cookbook we had from the 60's. Awesome! Good puddin' ;P
ReplyDeleteOh man! Now I'll be thinking about brains tomorrow when I finish the pudding tart! Yikes! :)
ReplyDeleteHappy Holidays!
LOL LOL LOL Shari! ...a brain... why not simply a helmet?! LOL
ReplyDeleteNervetheless, your pictures render the best results, always amazing.
A very merry Christmas to you and your family!
what a cool mold! happy holidays!!
ReplyDeleteYour pudding looks so yummy on your snowflake! It does look like a half brain, half walnut in the mold though!
ReplyDeleteSo glad you liked the pudding. Too bad many people didn't even try it. Maybe I should have picked something else before Christmas but I was getting real tired of all the cookies!
Have a wonderful holiday!
Donna @ Spatulas & Corkscrews
love the pudding, i bet it's very yummy! merry christmas Shari!
ReplyDeletevery nice. who knew that butterscotch contained actual scotch? i continue to learn new things every day.
ReplyDeleteyou have inspired me to do a chocolate pudding entry on my own blog...maybe i'll try your recipe soon. thanks!
Merry Christmas and Happy New year to you, Shari.
ReplyDeleteScotch is a decidedly acquired taste, and I haven't exactly acquired it yet. However, it does lend a particularly earthy taste to sauteed mushrooms! The pud looks lovely Shari! Congrats!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the goodies! Loved it! Wishing you a blessed New Year!
ReplyDeleteLove your blog.
ReplyDeleteLooks delicious!
Happy Holidays :)
~ Julius
from Occasional Baker
absolutely gorgeous. makes me want to dive right in, not even bothering with a spoon.
ReplyDeletemerry belated xmas to you!
That is seriously so funny. I couldn't stop laughing about your pudding looking like a brain when you unmolded it. At least it was tasty, right? thanks for a laugh!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great dessert! Perfect for holiday season :)
ReplyDeleteI want that bite!
ReplyDeleteHope you and your family had a merry Christmas! Happy 2009!
~ingrid
oh...butterscotch is one of my favorites!!
ReplyDeleteI am not a Scotch drinker either. Give me gin any day...with tonic...and lime and a beautiful summer day.
ReplyDeleteBut, I do love butterscotch. Not pudding so much, but, yours looks super.
love how you molded your pudding!
ReplyDeleteOhhh I love butterscotch and I love pudding. That looks so thick!Yummm
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