Julee Rosso, Sheila Lukins

Pastry Cream

Preparation info

  • 2½ cups

    pastry cream
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in

#44The Silver Palate Cookbook
The Silver Palate Cookbook

By Julee Rosso and Sheila Lukins

Published 1982

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Ingredients

  • 2 cups milk
  • ½ cup sugar
  • ¼ cup

Method

  1. Scald the milk in a heavy saucepan.
  2. While the milk is heating, whisk the sugar and flour together in a stainless-steel mixing bowl.
  3. When the milk is scalded, remove the top skin and slowly pour the milk into the flour and sugar, whisking constantly. Place the bowl over a saucepan of simmering water and cook, stirring, until the mixture lightly coats t