Gateau Basque

Name: Gateau Basque
Cuisine: France
Ingredients: 4 egg yolks; crème pâtissière; egg or milk, to glaze; egg or milk, to glaze; egg or milk, to glaze; 2 ounces sugar; 2 teaspoons flour; ½ pint warm milk; ¼ teaspoon vanilla essence; 8 ounces flour; 4 ounces butter; 2 eggs; 5 ounces sugar

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Great Dishes of the World

By Robert Carrier

Published 1963

About

Ingredients

Crème Pâtissière

4 egg yolks
2 ounces sugar
2 teaspoons

Europe
France
Dessert
Vegetarian
Mediterranean

Method

Crème Pâtissière

Beat yolks and sugar together until mixture is lemon-coloured. Mix in flour, then add milk and vanilla essence and mix thoroughly. Place mixture in top of a double saucepan and cook over water, stirring constantly, until smooth and thick; remove from heat, put through sieve and allow to cool.

The Cake

Mix flour, butter, eg