Pastry Cream Recipe

Name: Pastry Cream Recipe
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 2 cups half-and-half; 1/2 cup sugar; 1 pinch salt; 5 large egg yolks; 3 tablespoons cornstarch; 4 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into 4 pieces; 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract (I have also used vanilla bean, just make sure to scrape the seeds out of the pod)

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From Cook's Illustrated's, "Baking Illustrated". A rich and delicious pastry cream that makes a wonderful filling for many pastries, cakes,

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Ingredients

2 cups half-and-half
1/2 cup sugar
1 pinch salt
5 large egg yolks
3 tablespoons cornstarch
4 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into 4 pieces
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract (I have also used vanilla bean, just make sure to scrape the seeds out of the pod)