Caramel Pastry Cream
1/4 Cup cornstarch 1/2 Cup granulated sugar 4 egg yolks 2 Cups milk 1/2 Cup granulated sugar 2 Tablespoons water 1 plump vanilla bean -- split lengthwise and seeds scraped out with...
Ingredients
- 1/4Cupcornstarch
- 1/2Cupgranulated sugar
- 4egg yolks
- 2Cups milk
- 2Tablespoons water
- 1plump vanilla bean -- split lengthwise
Directions
- 1
1/4 Cup cornstarch 1/2 Cup granulated sugar 4 egg yolks 2 Cups milk 1/2 Cup granulated sugar 2 Tablespoons water 1 plump vanilla bean -- spl
- 2
add egg yolks and mix until a paste is formed
- 3
Stir in 1/2 cup milk
- 4
Place remaining 1/4 cup sugar and water in a small heavy pot and stir to combine
- 5
Cook over medium heat, swirling the pan occasionally but not stirring, until sugar turns a medium amber
- 6
Carefully pour in remaining milk and stir until smooth, Stir in vanilla seeds
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Bring mixture back to a simmer then pour hot mixture over mixture in bowl, whisking constantly
- 8
Pour back into saucepan