Pastry Cream

By LoriCaputo

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 1 ¼ cups milk
• 1/2 ½ vanilla bean, split lengthwise
• 3 egg yolks
• 1/4 ¼ cup sugar
• 1/8 cup flour
• 3 tbs. cornstarch
• 3/4 ¾ tbs. Grand Mariner
• **For coffee pastry cream add ½ - 1 tbs. instant espresso powder into hot milk
• **Raspberry pastry cream - add ¼ cup raspberry puree to the pastry cream

Preparation

Step 1

Mix together the sugar and egg yolks. Sift flour and cornstarch together and then add to the egg mixture, mixing until you get a smooth paste. Set aside.

In a pan combine the milk and the vanilla bean, heat on medium until boiling. Temper the eggs and pour the mixture through a sieve. Remove the vanilla bean and return the pan to medium heat, whisking until it boils(30-60 seconds). Remove pan from heat and stir in the liquor.