Pastry cream

Crème Pâtissière
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Ingredients

  • 2 cups 500 ml Milk
  • cup 80 g Granulated sugar
  • 1 Vanilla bean
  • 3 Egg yolks
  • 1 Egg
  • 4 tbsp 40 g Cornstarch

Instructions

  • Mix the egg yolks, egg, cornstarch, and a third of the milk.
  • Boil the rest of the milk with sugar and the halved vanilla bean.
  • Scrape the vanilla bean pulp into the milk.
  • While stirring constantly, pour the egg and milk mixture into the boiling milk and bring to a boil again.
  • Put the cream in a metal mixing bowl and mix until cold in a cold water bath.
  • Cover with plastic wrap so that it doesn’t develop a skin and use as desired.
  • Use: as a basic cream in pastries
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Course Dessert
Cuisine Austria / European