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light and refreshing desserts I enjoy in the heat of summer
are very different from the warm and comforting desserts my
body craves during the cold of winter. There
are all sorts of recipes that are perfect 'winter' desserts,
but puddings are particularly well suited for this time of
year. Containing the most basic of ingredients (milk,
sugar, eggs, flour, fruit and/or spices) their simple
flavors satisfy our need for nostalgic foods. And who wants to drive around town on a dark night trying to
find some exotic ingredient for a complicated dessert when
making a creamy smooth pudding will more than suffice.
The British
sometimes use the word 'pudding' to mean any sweet dessert.
But if we put that meaning aside, Webster's' Dictionary
defines 'pudding' as a thick, soft dessert, typically
containing flour or some other thickener (cornstarch, rice,
tapioca), milk, eggs, a flavoring, and sweetener. Sweet puddings range from milk based to custard based and
can be steamed, cooked on the stove (sometimes in a double
boiler) or in the oven (usually in a water bath). The trick is to cook them slowly to prevent curdling so the
end result is a soft and creamy dessert that can be eaten
hot, if you can't wait, or cold, if you can.
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he
light and refreshing desserts I enjoy in the heat of summer
are very different from the warm and comforting desserts my
body craves during the cold of winter. There
are all sorts of recipes that are perfect 'winter' desserts,
but puddings are particularly well suited for this time of
year. Containing the most basic of ingredients (milk,
sugar, eggs, flour, fruit and/or spices) their simple
flavors satisfy our need for nostalgic foods. And who wants to drive around town on a dark night trying to
find some exotic ingredient for a complicated dessert when
making a creamy smooth pudding will more than suffice.
