Chefs at Lenôtre

Pastry Cream *

Crème Pâtissière

Preparation info
  • Makes

    1¼ lb

    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      20 min

Appears in
French Pastries and Desserts by Lenôtre: More than 200 Classic Recipes
French Pastries and Desserts by Lenôtre

By Chefs at Lenôtre

Published 2021

  • About

Ingredients

  • 1⅔ cups (400 ml) whole milk
  • ½ Madagascar Bourbon or Tahitian vanilla bean, split lengthwi

Method

  1. Pour the milk into a large saucepan and scrape in the vanilla seeds. Bring to a simmer.
  2. While the milk is heating, use the electric hand beater to whisk the egg yolks and sugar together until pale and thick.
  3. Sift the flour and cornstarch together and fold in gently until just combined.
  4. Whisk one-quarter of the hot milk into the yolk mixture