Avocado Pudding

Ingredients

 * ¾ cup instant dry milk
 * 3 tbsp sugar
 * 3 tbsp cornstarch, measured without packing
 * ¼ tsp salt
 * ¾ cup milk
 * 1¼ cups water
 * 1 egg beaten
 * 1 tsp vanilla extract
 * 1 tbsp unsalted butter, cut into bits
 * 1 California avocado, mashed with a bit of lemon juice

Directions

 * 1) Mix instant dry milk, sugar, cornstarch and salt into heavy saucepan and slow whisk in milk and water.
 * 2) cook, stirring over moderate heat until pudding thickens and bubbles form around edges.
 * 3) Cook 2 minutes longer stirring constantly.
 * 4) Remove from heat.
 * 5) In small bowl, add vanilla to beaten egg.
 * 6) Stir in California avocado.
 * 7) Add ½ cup of hot pudding to this mixture and stir.
 * 8) Return mixture to saucepan and whisk until blended.
 * 9) Whisk in butter bits.
 * 10) Strain into 4 individual serving dishes.
 * 11) Cover with plastic and chill.