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Lemon Pastry Cream
Ingredients
  • 4 ounces (½ cup; 115 g) granulated sugar
  • 1 ¼ ounces (3 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons; 35 g) cornstarch
  • ¼ teaspoon Diamond Crystal kosher salt; for table salt, use half as much by volume
  • Yolks from 5 large eggs, straight from the fridge (3 ½ ounces; 95 g)
  • 2 cups ( 455 g) whole milk
  • 1 tablespoon freshly grated lemon zest (⅛ ounce; 4 g), from 2 large lemons
  • 1 ounce unsalted butter (2 tablespoons; 30 g), cut into ½-inch cubes
  • 2 tablespoons ( 30 ml) fresh juice from 1 zested lemon
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