MAICENA (CORN PUDDING)

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Awesome breakfast pudding. Started with my great grandmother, my mother, then me. Our kids love it! You may add banana slices and mint leaves for touch, taste, and luxury purposes.

Provided by Eric Bryant

Categories     World Cuisine Recipes     Latin American     Caribbean

Time 28m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 7

¼ cup cornstarch
2 cups milk
½ cup white sugar, or to taste
½ teaspoon salt
2 egg yolks
1 slice lemon rind
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Steps:

  • Heat cornstarch in a pot over medium heat. Stir in milk slowly. Add sugar and salt. Cook and stir until slightly thickened, about 15 minutes.
  • Whip egg yolks in a bowl. Stir in 1/4 of the cornstarch mixture. Transfer the egg-cornstarch mixture to the pot. Cook and stir until combined, about 1 minute. Add the lemon rind; cook and stir until thickened, 7 to 10 minutes. Remove from heat; add vanilla extract and mix well.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 217.9 calories, Carbohydrate 38.5 g, Cholesterol 112.2 mg, Fat 4.6 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 5.4 g, SaturatedFat 2.3 g, Sodium 345.5 mg, Sugar 30.9 g

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