My mom most of all has been wonderful though my entire gluten free journey, I think this is mostly because she knew how sick I was for years and how much I battled with food being such a painful enemy. My mom makes many many wonderful dishes for me to enjoy when I'm home on the weekends. Here is one I love straight from the Better Homes & Garden Cookbook circa 1971.
It's titled Vanilla Pudding: (we never eat vanilla pudding) Always Coconut or Butterscotch.
3/4 cups sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups milk
1 well-beaten egg
2 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
In saucepan, blend sugar, cornstarch, and salt; add milk. Cook and stir over medium head till thickened and bubbly. Cook and stir 2 minutes more. Remove from heat.
Stir small amount of hot mixture into beaten egg; return all to hot mixture; cook and stir 2 minutes more. Remove from heat; add butter and vanilla. Pour into bowls. Chill. Makes 4 servings.
*For coconut: Add about 3/4 cup shredded coconut when you add the butter & vanilla.
*For Butterscotch (my fav): Substitute brown sugar for regular sugar and increase butter to 3 tablespoons.
*For Chocolate: Increase sugar to 1 cup and add two 1-ounce squares unsweetened chocolate along with the milk.
Enjoy!!
