Pastry Cream for Eclairs and Napoleons | America's Test Kitchen

Pastry Cream for Eclairs and Napoleons | America's Test Kitchen

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Often considered a rarefied French pastry, Napoleons are almost never attempted outside of commercial bakeries. Could we create a recipe that is doable for home cooks and yields delicious results...

Keywords

  • Tarts
  • Desserts or Baked Goods
  • Chocolate
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Ingredients

  • 3 egg yolks
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 2 tablespoons cold unsalted butter cut into 2 pieces
  • 1 1/2 cups half-and-half
  • Pinch salt
  • 5 tablespoons sugar plus 1 teaspoon

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