Pastry cream (crème pâtissière)

Pastry cream (crème pâtissière)

Recipe by: Magimix
2 ratings
Preparation : 5 min
Cooking : 5 min
Total time : 2 h 10
Rest : 2 h
Equipment

Saucepan Cling film

4 people

1 vanilla pod

300 ml semi-skimmed milk

3 egg yolks

25 g cornflour (Maïzena®)

80 g sugar

Associated products

RECIPE STEPS
1Cut the vanilla pod in half and scrape the seeds. Warm the milk and vanilla seeds in a saucepan.
  • 1 vanilla pod
  • 300 ml semi-skimmed milk
2Add the egg yolks, caster sugar and cornflour in the bowl fitted with the metal blade. Switch on the machine then run for 30 seconds.
  • 3 egg yolks
  • 25 g cornflour (Maïzena®)
  • 80 g sugar
3Rerun for 30 seconds. Drizzle hot milk into the food processor while it is running.
4Pour everything into the saucepan and cook over low heat (without boiling). Remove from the heat as soon as the cream begins to thicken. Place cling film directly onto the hot cream (to prevent a skin forming) and refrigerate for 2 hours.