Old-Fashioned Vanilla Pudding - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 cups milk
3/4 cup sugar
3 tablespoons cornstarch
2 eggs, beaten
1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla

Preparation

In a large saucepan over medium heat, combine the milk, sugar, and cornstarch.
Stir and cook until bubbly; then stir and cook 2 more minutes; remove pan from heat.
Gradually stir in 1 cup of the hot milk mixture into the beaten eggs; then pour back into the saucepan.
Cook over medium heat until nearly bubbly, but do not boil.
Lower heat to low and cook, stirring constantly, for another 3 minutes; remove from heat.
Stir in the butter and vanilla; mix until well blended.
Spoon into 6 individual dessert dishes; cover tightly with plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for 4-5 hours or overnight.