Crème Pâtissière
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France
Known as a French recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.
Ingredients 6 ingredients
- 1 cup white granulated sugar
- 5 egg yolks
- ⅔ cup all-purpose flour
- 2 cups boiling milk
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1½ tbsp vanilla extract
Cook safely
Keep children and pets away from the hob and the oven, and keep oven gloves and a lid within reach.
- Boiling water and steam. Turn pan handles inward, away from the edge of the hob. Lift lids away from you, and pour hot water away from your body: steam burns too.
Method
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- In a 3-quart mixing bowl, beat the sugar into the egg yolks with a wire whisk until the mixture is pale yellow and forms a ribbon.
- Beat in the flour.
- While beating continuously, pour the hot milk onto the egg yolk mixture in a thin stream.
- Pour the mixture into a saucepan and set over moderate heat, stirring constantly.
- Bring to the boil slowly while stirring well to avoid lumps.
- When it reaches the boil, stir for 2 to 3 minutes to cook the flour well, being careful not to burn it in the bottom of the pan.
- Remove from the heat, then beat in the butter followed by the vanilla extract.
- Cover the surface with a sheet of parchment paper to prevent a skin from forming and allow to cool.
Plating
Cookware for this recipe
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Saucepan
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Mixing bowl
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Whisk
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Wooden spoon