| ingredient | amont of ingredient | direction |
| milk | two cups of milk | step 1 Heat milk in a medium saucepan over medium heat until bubbles form at the edges. |
| sugar | ½ cup white sugar | step 2 Mix sugar, cornstarch, and salt together in a small bowl. |
| cornstarch | 3 tablespoons cornstarch | step 3 Add sugar, cornstarch, and salt mixture to hot milk, a little at a time, stirring until thick enough to coat the back of the spoon. |
| salt | ¼ teaspoon salt | step 4 Remove saucepan from heat, and stir in vanilla and butter (you can add other extract if you don't like vanila). |
| vanilla (don't add if you don't want it) |
1 teaspoon vanilla extract (don't add if you don't want it) |
step 5 Spoon pudding evenly into 5 serving dishes. For best results, chill pudding in the refrigerator before serving. |
| butter | 1 tablespoon butter |