Basic Pastry Cream
Basic Pastry Cream
Ingredients
- 2/3 cup (150 ml) sugar
- 3 tablespoons (45 ml) unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon (15 ml) cornstarch
- 2 eggs
- 2 cups (500 ml) milk, warm
- 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 ml) vanilla extract
Instructions
- In a saucepan off heat, combine sugar, flour, and cornstarch. Add eggs and stir well with a whisk. Add milk, stirring constantly.
- Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring and scraping the bottom of the pan. Simmer for about 1 minute. Stir in vanilla.
- Pour into a bowl. Cover with plastic wrap directly on the surface of the cream. Let cool and refrigerate until completely chilled, about 3 hours.
Basic Pastry Cream