mix, mix…stir, stir

What makes Real Butterscotch Pudding real?  Scotch whisky! The Tuesdays with Dorie bakers are probably a bit sauced today because this pudding is creamy, delicious, and packs a punch. This isn’t after school pudding, but grown-up, fit for a fancy dinner pudding.

photo by David Peterman

Surprisingly, pudding is a quick dessert to make, even from scratch. I don’t think it really takes much longer to make pudding from scratch than from a box. I will admit, however, that there are more dishes to wash with homemade pudding but the taste is worth every dirty bowl and pot that ends up in the sink. Dorie Greenspan’s recipe in Baking: From My Home to Yours, is more unique in method than ingredients. Using a food processor to blend the pudding and adding the butter in at the end are the two steps that really make Dorie’s puddings so silky and luscious.

I don’t allow pudding skin, so plastic wrap is pressed right down on the surface of the pudding before it goes in the refrigerator to ensure a leathery top layer doesn’t form. I did end up with plastic wrap wrinkles on the surface of my puddings, but was able to down-play them with a sprinkling of powdered sugar and a dusting of freshly grated nutmeg. Nutmeg works really well with the butterscotch flavor and look nice too.

If you are looking for a comforting but sophisticated dessert for Christmas, Real Butterscotch Pudding is perfect. It is a quick, make a head of time, dessert that will impress; and if you have a house full of visitors, get them to do the dishes! Donna of Spatulas, Corkscrews & Suitcases selected the recipe for this week and you can find it posted on her blog or of course in Dories Book, which should be on your Christmas list if you don’t already own a copy.

All photos by David Peterman unless otherwise noted

Tags: Nutmeg, Tuesdays with Dorie

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