Pastry Cream

Name: Pastry Cream
Yield: Serves 8 to 10 (Makes about 3 cups)
Ingredients: 5 large, egg yolks; 1/2 cup (3 1/2 ounces/99 grams), sugar; 3 tablespoons, cornstarch; 2 cups, whole milk; Pinch, salt; 4 tablespoons, unsalted butter, cut into 4 pieces and chilled; 1 1/2 teaspoons, vanilla extract

Desserts or Baked Goods
Cakes

Pastry cream is the key ingredient in many desserts, so we developed a foolproof recipe for it.

SERVES 8 to 10 (Makes about 3 cups)

TIME 20 minutes

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