two hours.
Success Advice
Use Fresh Ingredients: There’s a distinct difference in the flavor and texture when using fresh milk, eggs, and butter.
the consistency of your pastry cream.
Whisk continuously to guarantee a smooth texture and avoid the formation of lumps in the cream.
To get a smooth and silky texture without any cooked egg fragments, strain the cream.
Cool Correctly: Applying plastic wrap directly to the surface while cooling inhibits the formation of a skin, which
might destroy your cream’s texture.
Changes
Add 4 ounces (113 g) of chopped dark chocolate to the boiling pastry cream to make chocolate pastry cream.
upon its removal from the heat. Beat in the chocolate until melted and well combined.
Two tablespoons of instant coffee granules should be dissolved in the heated milk mixture before making coffee pastry cream.
adjusting the egg temperature.
Use Suggestions
Fill Éclairs and Cream Puffs: For a traditional dessert, pipe the cold pastry cream into éclairs or cream puffs.
French dessert.
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