Banana Bourbon Pudding

• 1 cup plus 6 tablespoons sugar
• 6 cups milk

In a large heavy saucepan, combine 1 cup of the sugar and all of the milk and bring to a simmer over moderate heat.

In a small mixing bowl, dissolve the arrowroot in the bourbon.

Whisk the yolks together and add them to the bourbon mixture.

Measure out ½ cup of the simmering milk and whisk it into the bourbon mixture.

Whisk the bourbon mixture into the saucepan o