Pastry Cream

Submitted by canarygirl

"A perfect filling for puff pastry, cream puffs, donuts... I translated this recipe from Karlos Arguinano's website."

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Yields: 4 cups (about)

ingredients

• 946.0 ml whole milk
• lemon, zest of
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 236.59 ml sugar
• 4 eggs
• 473.18 ml flour
• 4.92 ml vanilla

directions

1. Heat milk, lemon zest and cinnamon in a larger saucepan until very hot, but not boiling.
2. Meanwhile, mix sugar, eggs, flour and vanilla in a mixing bowl until well combined.
3. When the milk is quite hot, temper the flour mixture with a bit of milk, and then add it all back into the saucepan.
4. Whisk constantly over medium heat until thickened.