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PASTRY CREAM

Prep/Cooking Time: 45-60 Minutes

Ingredients

• 3.2 Kilo Milk
• 800g Cream
• 1 Kilo Egg yolks
• 1.2 Kilo Sugar
• 160g Corn starch
• 120g Flour
• 225g Butter
• 3 Vanilla pods

Instructions

• Pour the cream and milk into a thick bottom pan
• Add to the pan the split vanilla pods
• Turn on a medium gas and bring the milk to the boil
• Whilst the milk is coming to the boil place the egg yolks and sugar in a bowl
• Whisk till pale in colour
• Add to the eggs the flour and corn flour and mix through
• Once the milk boils pour half onto the egg mix
• Whisk well so the eggs do not curdle
• Now pour the egg mix back into the milk pan, Stirring all the time
• Reduce the heat to low and keep stiring till the mix is thick and just off the boil
• Remove from the heat and add the butter
• Stir until the butter is melted
• Pour through a strainer and place in a container to cool
• Keep in the fridge till needed