Recipe: Butterscotch Pudding (from scratch)

Since I am a big from-scratch-cooking-person, I ordered a cookbook via Ebay awhile back called Amish Cooking. It cost me hardly anything, and it has been well worth every penny! It is just a simple cookbook published back in the 70s. I love it!

I was in the mood for pudding tonight, so in it I found this recipe and whipped up butterscotch pudding.

We are eating it hot right now. Yum!

If there is any left, I will put it into little pudding cups with lids into the refrigerator for everyone to eat cold later..

Butterscotch pie or pudding:

2 Tbsp. butter
1 cup brown sugar
2/3 cup hot water

Put butter in a heavy saucepan and brown. Add brown sugar and stir until sugar is melted. Add the hot water and cook slowly until all the lumps disappear (electric mixer makes it really smooth!).

Mix:
2 Tbsp. flour
3 Tbsp. Cornstarch
1/2 tsp. salt.
2 egg yolks
2 cups milk for pie OR 2 1/2 cups for pudding.

Stir slowly into hot syrup. Boil until it thickens. Add 1 teaspoon vanilla. For the pie,pour into baked pie shell and top with meringue (I like cool whip better!).

I think I will double it next time :-)