Cornstarch Pudding
Ingredients
Directions
Make the pudding
Mix cornstarch with water until well combined.
Heat the mixture in a saucepan, stirring until it boils and thickens.
Finish and serve
Just before serving, stir in the juice of the lemon.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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What each ingredient does
- Cornstarch
- Thickens the liquid into a smooth, set pudding as its starch gelatinizes when heated.
- Lemon juice
- Adds acidity that brightens the flavor of the sweet, thick pudding.
The step that matters
Stirring while the mixture heats. Cornstarch can clump or scorch on the pan bottom if not stirred constantly. Stirring keeps heat even and starch granules dispersed so the pudding thickens smoothly as it reaches a boil.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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