After having two spoonfuls of this pudding, I exclaimed "this is the best recipe ever from Dorie!". Until my daughter reminded me that I say that everytime I try a new recipe from Baking: From my home to yours. That actually made me pause for awhile before scooping another spoonful of the cold, creamy, smooth vanilla and chocolate pudding into my mouth . I am in love yet again.
Honestly, I did not expect this to be sooo good. I mean, a pudding is a pudding. I guess I never tried THIS pudding before... AMAZING. Don't believe me? Forget about my daughter's remark. I really really think this recipe is the best recipe I've made that's from Dorie before. Among other recipes. :D
The texture of the vanilla and chocolate pudding is smooth and not lumpy at all. Think baby food without the yuck. Confession: when I saw the photo in BFMHTY, I did wonder if I could enjoy something that looks like it was made for a 6-month old. My doubts were a waste of time, of course! And I'm so glad I shaved a bit of chocolate for topping. It adds a nice texture to the smooth pudding.
The recipe is from Pages 384 and 385 in Dorie Greenspan's Baking: From my home to yours. You may also get it here. This was a recipe chosen earlier by a member of Baking with Dorie Greenspan group when I hadn't joined yet, hence the 'rewind'.
I cheated a whole lot in making the vanilla pudding, doing away with the food processor. In essence, I made the pudding using simple steps not unlike the vanilla pastry cream I made for my Boston Cream Pie, which by the way is by Martha Stewart from her Cupcakes book. You may duplicate the steps found here, while still using Dorie's recipe. It is much simpler to do. I didn't even bother to run the ready pudding under a sieve either, and they still came out nice and smooth. Try it today!
*GROAN* Are you trying to tell me that this is going to be a trend throughout Ramadhaan?? Oh dear.... I fear it would become too torturous :D
ReplyDeleteNow I can't wait to get my hands on THE book!
It sounds delish. You make me want to try this NOW! If only I didn't have to work today....
ReplyDeleteBut I don't tomorrow and plan to try my first Dorie recipe with you guys!
Shahieda dearest... please forgive me!! hahaha... you can try this WITHOUT the book.. I've given links to the recipe. It makes such a cooling and refreshing sweet for iftar.
ReplyDeleteI CAN'T WAIT FOR YOU TO RECEIVE YOUR BOOK EITHER! ;-)
laurie: I'm so glad you've decided to join BWD and bake with us! Welcome onboard!
ReplyDeleteHmmm, I'm going to try it over the weekend then, Tina. I didn't spot the link when I read your post the first time :D
ReplyDeleteShahieda dearie, I made it the second time yesterday. Here's a tip: if you like chocolate, you might want to double the ganache to pair with the single recipe vanilla pudding. That way no one will complain there's not enough chocolate in their pudding! :)
ReplyDeleteHahaha, yet another favorite recipe?! I don't think there's any recipe from Dorie that I didn't like. I haven't made this one but can't wait to try her new recipe on pastry cream. Hope you're getting her new cookbook that's coming out soon. With that and BFMHTY, you'll turn into a francophile in no time!!
ReplyDeleteHappy Ramadhan.
P.S I put back a third of the pounds I lost. :-(
Oh we're all chocaholics in this house, so I'll definitely double up on the ganache then! Will be having guests over for boeka so I intend to make this for dessert! Will let you know how it went :)
ReplyDeleteJen: Thanks, dear! It's the 6th day of Ramadhan already over here.
ReplyDeleteI haven't placed an order for her would-be-released new book, but I should, shouldn't I? P.S don't worry, you'll lose the pounds again in no time when you get back to the States ok?
Shahieda: please, please let me know how it went! :D
ReplyDeleteOmg, I missed this one! For some reason, I didn't see this in my reader before now. I'm so glad you enjoyed this pudding - it's a real treat & a favorite of mine as well.
ReplyDeleteYour puddings look lovely (and pretty drool-inducing, considering it's the 1 hour before iftar!) - I especially like the almost swirled look.
Looks amazing and I'm salivating. I love pudding- all kinds- and I know I'd love this one.
ReplyDeletegrapefruit: this is just great for iftar!! very very refreshing :) as I was pouring the the vanilla pudding, the choc ganache swirled up and was dissapointed at first for the 'flawed' look, but later thought the 'marble' effect was quite pretty :)
ReplyDeleterebecca: you WILL love this, I promise :)