Most people think they have never had Creme patissiere or pastry cream, but you most likely have! It’s the light custard filling often used for things like eclairs, profiteroles and tarts.
My boyfriend asked me to bake him something “with custard in it but not too custardy”. After several attempts to understand what he meant, we discovered he wanted something with a pastry cream filling! He was very happy and absolutely devoured the Strawberry Custard Tarts I made. If you have a hankering for custard but you’re not sure how to incorporate it, give this recipe a try!
Creme Patissiere (Pastry Cream)
The delicious light custard filling used in eclairs, profiteroles and many desserts
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups Whole Milk
- 6 tbsp Unsalted Butter
- 2 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 1/2 cup Fine Sugar (caster sugar in the UK)
- 5 Egg Yolks
- 3 tbsp Cornflour
- 4 tbsp All-purpose Flour
Instructions
- Take two tablespoons of sugar and put into a bowl along with the egg yolks, flour and cornflour – whisk to combine
- Put the remaining sugar into a suacepan with the milk and vanilla, slowly warm over a medium-low heat
- When it begins to get warm, drizzle a small amount of warm milk into the egg yolk mixture and whisk, then add a little more, repeat until everything is together in the bowl, then pour the whole mixture back into the saucepan. It's important to do this slowly and gradually so you don't scramble the eggs
- Keep heating the mixture, whisking constantly until it begins to boil. Boil for one minute or until you see thick bubbles bursting on the surface. Remove from the heat
- Pass the pastry cream through a sieve into a bowl to make sure there are no lumps
- Whisk in the butter one small piece at a time, making sure it melts into the mixture completely before adding the next piece
- Cover with cling wrap (make sure the cling wrap is touching the surface of the pastry cream to prevent a skin forming) and refrigerate for at least two hours. I like to make this the day before and let it sit overnight, but it can be used after 2 hours.
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