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Pastry Cream (Crème Pâtissière)
Ingredients
  • 3 cups (680g) milk, whole preferred, divided
  • ½ cup (99g) granulated sugar*
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract, or ½ vanilla bean, slit lengthwise
  • ¼ cup (28g) cornstarch
  • 1 tablespoon King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
  • 4 large egg yolks
  • 4 tablespoons (57g) butter
  • 1 cup (227g) heavy cream, whipped to soft peaks; optional, for a softer filling
  • note: ith this amount of sugar, the filling is barely sweet. To use as a pie filling, increase the sugar to ¾ cup (149g).
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