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Flavored Pastry Cream
Helen Pitlick
Approximately 2.5 cups of pastry cream
BeginnerFor churros, eclairs and other confections.
Total Steps
7
Ingredients
12
Tools Needed
3
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- 1.5 teaspoons sugar
- 1.5 teaspoons instant espresso powder
- 1 tablespoons finely chopped toasted almonds
- 1 teaspoons almond extract
- 1.5 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons chopped bittersweet chocolate
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 vanilla bean, split and scraped
- 2 cups milk
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
Instructions
1
Step 1
Mix the 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour and 3 tablespoons sugar together.
2
Step 2
Heat the 2 cups milk and 1/2 vanilla bean (split and scraped) to scalding in a heavy saucepan.
3
Step 3
Add 1/2 cup of the hot milk from the saucepan to the flour and sugar mixture, beating until smooth.
4
Step 4
Return the smooth flour, sugar, and milk mixture to the saucepan with the remaining hot milk.
5
Step 5
Lightly beat the 3 eggs. Temper the eggs by gradually adding 1/2 cup of the hot milk mixture to them, beating well.
6
Step 6
Return the tempered eggs to the remaining milk mixture in the saucepan and cook over medium heat until the mixture reaches the consistency of thickened pudding.
7
Step 7
Remove from heat, then add the 2 tablespoons butter.
Tools & Equipment
heavy saucepan
mixing bowl
whisk