The Art of French Pastry

WEIGHT Whole milk (3.5% fat) | 250 grams | 1 cup plus 1 tablespoon Butter (French style, 82% fat) | 25 gr ...

Vanilla bean | ½ bean | ½ bean Cornstarch | 10 grams | 1 tablespoon Cake flour | 10 grams | 1 tabl ...

yolks, depending on the size of the eggs METHOD 1 In the saucepan combine all but ¼ cup of the milk, the but ...

2 Meanwhile, in a medium bowl whisk the cornstarch and the flour together with the remaining 32 gram ...

sheet of paper towel to dry). Whisk half of the hot milk mixture into the egg yolk mixture. Strain t ...

bottom edges of the pan —so that the mixture does not scorch. As soon as you feel that the mixture is becoming ...

and result in a nice, creamy pastry cream. Return to medium heat and bring back to a boil, whisking constant ...

Spread in a flat, even layer and place another sheet of plastic wrap directly on top of the cream so that ...

minutes. 6 During the cooling process the pastry cream separates a little, so once it is cold, place in ...

The pastry cream should be thick, silky, and smooth, with no starchy flavor. You will know that it has cooled ...

a covered bowl for up to 2 days. PASTRY CREAM VARIATIONS MOUSSELINE: Soft butter or butter cream is added to t ...

once it is chilled. CRÈME LÉGÈRE: Whipped cream is added to the pastry cream once it is chilled. FLAVORINGS: ...

following guidelines at the French Pastry School for the amount of flavorings to use: Alcohol: 2–4% of total we ...

To make good pastry cream you have to allow the coagulation to happen gradually. If it happens too quickly the eg ...

be dry and chalky. JACQUY’S TAKEAWAYS >> Do not use aluminum pans when working with eggs, as the metal will ...

them and cause the eggs to discolor. This will make the pastry cream turn gray. Pastry cream cannot be f ...

Rinse the vanilla bean and allow it to air dry completely. Once dry it can be reused by placing it in a jar of ...

intensify the vanilla flavor in this pastry cream by placing the split vanilla bean in the milk the day before ...

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