Thursday, March 29, 2012

Creme Patissiere (Pastry Cream)


Creme Patissiere or some of you may know it as pastry cream is a mixture of cooked milk, egg and sugar thickened with starch. It can be use to fill pies, cakes, cream puffs, eclairs and etc. It is so simple to make and also very versatile, you can add flavour by adding lemon juice, lemon zest, chocolate, coffee, puree, vanilla and much more.

I decided to make a citrus creme patissiere to go with my strawberry fruit tart. This recipe is just enough to fill up to 1/3 of the height of a 9" tart pan. If you want to have more pastry cream, 2x of this recipe would be enough.




I like to prepare my pastry cream the day before using it so that I won't have so many things to do. But make sure that when storing your pastry cream it should be properly covered (it's always 2 layers of plastic wrap for me!) and never store it for more than 4 days. 

When using the next day, bring it to room temperature and give it a good mix to soften it before using.

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