If you are like me and you love chocolate éclairs or cream puffs then why not have a go at making your own crème patissiere / pastry cream , well with this video tutorial below you can
A great video to watch that will show you step by step how to make this cream which is a really yummy alternative to whipped cream although this is yummy it is nice to have change
This great recipe is brought to you by Dishin With Di on YouTube and on her website dishinwithdi.com, thaks for sharing this recipe with us
Here below is an excerpt about this pastry cream from the website along with the ingredients you will need
Mom’s Pastry Cream! Pastry cream is a creamy custard with simple ingredients of milk, eggs, sugar, cornstarch in all recipes and some also add flour, salt and butter. Vanilla, lemon and chocolate are common flavors for this delightful filling. It’s really a velvety smooth pudding that’s quite quick and easy to make. Creme Patissiere or Pastry cream is used as a filling for Eclairs,Cream Puffs, Boston Cream Pie, Napoleons, Cupcakes and Cakes and lots of dessert pastries.
Ingredients:
- 2 cups milk
- ½ cup sugar
- 1/3 cup cornstarch (also known as corn flour) (for a thicker cream that will hold its shape when piped, increase by about 1 tablespoon)
- 4 egg yolks at room temperature
- 1 ½ Tbs. unsalted butter at room temperature
- 1 ½ tsp vanilla extract or 1 vanilla bean
- 1/8 tsp. salt
This ingredients will make 2 cups
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