Tapioca Custard Pudding

photo by NoraMarie

- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 1⁄4 cup pearl tapioca (not the quick-cooking kind)
- 1 1⁄2 cups milk
- 2 eggs
- 1⁄3 cup white sugar
- 1⁄8 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla
directions
- Soak tapioca in enough cold water to cover until water is absorbed.
- Add milk and cook in a double boiler until tapioca is transparent.
- To the beaten yolks, sugar, and salt, add a little of the hot mixture.
- Return all to the double boiler and cook 3 minutes.
- Cool slightly; fold in the well-beaten egg whites.
- Flavour and serve.
- Note at end of recipe: 3 tbsp of minute tapioca may be substituted; soaking may then be omitted.
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