Pudding with gum mastic(Damla sakizli muhallebi)

Hello ,
I was searching some food blogs and came a cross the recipe of ice cream with gum mastic.It was very interesting because I was thinking of making a pudding with gum mastic too.This desert is well known in Aegean area of Turkey.I lived in Izmir Karsiyaka for one year and it was a fantastic place to live.I was working in Alsancak port as an electrical workshop supervisor and climbing cranes everyday as their height about 60 m.I had very nice days in my life there, good friends, good food sitting at the kordon near sea after work eating fresh fish and delicious desert from Bolulu Hasan Usta.


Here is the recipe for Pudding with gum mastic .

125 gr butter
100 gr flour
180 gr.sugar
750 ml. milk
1 sachet of vanilla sugar
1 tsp gum mastic (you can use 2 gum mastic chewing gums instead)

In a small, heavy saucepan, melt the butter over low heat.Blend the flour into the melted butter. Cook over low heat, stirring, for 4 to 5 minutes. Cooking for this length of time will minimize 'flour' taste. Don't over-heat it or let it brown, as this will affect the colour and flavour of the sauce. Stir quite vigorously to make a smooth, glossy paste. Add the milk a little at a time stir again vigorously. Then, when this milk is incorporated, add the next amount and continue incorporating each bit of liquid before you add the next. When about half the milk is in, switch to a balloon whisk and start adding large amounts of milk, but always whisking briskly. Your reward will be a smooth, glossy, creamy sauce.
Add the sugar, powdered gum mastic(use a mortar to make it powdery) and vanilla sugar.Stir well and leave it until boiling.Turn heat off.
Take another bowl and put the mixture into the bowl.Whisk it for 15 mins at high level of mixer(not less than 15 mins).
Put the mixture into the desert cups.Ground some walnut or make a strawbery sauce to serve.Enjoy!