Dessert: Recipes : Ginger Pudding

Ingredients :

3 cups milk
One third cup crystallized ginger, finely chopped
Two thirds cup sugar
One quarter cup cornstarch
Pinch of salt
3 egg yolks
1 Tbsp. butter
1 tsp. grated lemon zest
1 tsp. vanilla extract

Place 2 and one half cups of the milk along with ginger in a saucepan and simmer over low heat for several minutes stirring constantly. Remove from heat and set aside. Combine remaining milk, sugar, cornstarch, salt and egg yolks in a bowl and whisk together. Slowly add half hot milk mixture to cold milk mixture. Return this to the saucepan with the remaining hot milk. Bring to a boil and cook for 1 minute or until thick. Remove from heat and stir in remaining ingredients. Pour into serving bowls and chill until firm.

Tips : Use low fat milk and your favorite sugar and egg substitutes.