Tapioca Pudding
Tapioca isn't as popular as rice pudding. My guess is due to the fact that preparation and cooking time goes on forever (2 days). First, the tapioca pearls must be soaked overnight, like beans. Unlike beans, you can't buy canned tapioca pearls, just the dried stuff. You can buy canned tapioca pudding, but it tastes like canned tapioca pudding. Before you say, "Hey, 'they' sell small pearl tapioca," that's exactly what I use (gee, the larger pearls must take a week to soak). "But how 'bout the instant stuff?" you retort helpfully. Yes, that would speed up the process, but I like how cute those little pearl balls look, suspended in the custard, like the bubbles in cheap hair gel.
When I am able to carve out a huge block of time, I make tapioca. Usually that happens every other decade.
This is the decade! Yay! And yum!
The original recipe calls for separating the eggs, beating the whites and yolks separately, then eventually adding …
When I am able to carve out a huge block of time, I make tapioca. Usually that happens every other decade.
This is the decade! Yay! And yum!
The original recipe calls for separating the eggs, beating the whites and yolks separately, then eventually adding …