Lenotre Pastry Cream

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups milk
• 1/2 vanilla bean, split and scraped
• 6 egg yolks
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened

Recipe

• 1 bring milk and vanilla bean to a simmer.
• 2 meanwhile combine sugar, flour and cornstarch in bowl.
• 3 whisk until smooth.
• 4 add yolks and whisk until lump free and smooth.
• 5 temper egg mixture with milk.
• 6 pour egg mixture back into milk.
• 7 cook over medium low heat stirring constantly until it comes to a boil.
• 8 boil for 1 minute.
• 9 off heat stir in butter.
• 10 strain.
• 11 press plastic on top of cream to prevent skin from forming.
• 12 chill thoroughly.