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Pastry Cream (Creme Patissiere): · 2 cups milk divided · 1/2 tsp vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste · 1/4 cup cornstartch · 1/3 cup granulated sugar · 2 ... Ingredients · 2 cups (455 g) whole milk · 1 vanilla bean, split and scraped (see note) · 4 ounces granulated sugar (1/2 cup; 115 g), plain or toasted · 1 ounce ... Jan 22, 2018 ... Think rich brioche dough wrapped around a vanilla bean flecked pastry cream covered in a thick carpet of chocolate chips. Apr 4, 2017 ... This recipe is inspired by Kitchn using flour to thicken vs. cornstarch. I was pleasantly surprised at how smooth this cream turned out. Sep 7, 2020 ... I hadn't made this recipe since pastry school, but it was pretty straightforward, and the passionfruit pastry cream was delicious. Dec 10, 2023 ... This is it, my vanilla pastry cream recipe. I put a lot of time, energy and testing in to perfecting my “base” recipes. Mar 21, 2008 ... Bring the milk, 1/4 cup of the sugar, butter, salt and vanilla bean to a gentle boil in a medium saucepan. Feb 26, 2018 ... I took my fave brioche recipe, and turned it into doughnuts, then loaded them up with a pastry cream that I gussied up with some dark chocolate and tahini. Dec 14, 2022 ... Ingredients: · 330g (1 1/3 cup) Whipping Cream or Full Fat Milk · 2 Medium Eggs · 90g (1/4 cup + 2 tablespoon) granulated Sugar · 2 1/2 ... Jul 30, 2022 ... The PERFECT filling for your donuts, eclairs, cream puffs, etc. Every avid baker needs to know how to make this drool-worthy staple.