Pastry Cream Brioches | RICARDO

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup (140 g) sugar
• 3 tbsp cornstarch
• 3 egg yolks
• 1 egg
• 1 1/2 cups (375 ml) milk
• 1/2 vanilla bean, split lengthwise and seeds scraped or 1 tsp (5 ml) vanilla
• 3 tbsp unsalted butter, diced
• 4 cups (600 g) unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup (70 g) sugar
• 2 tsp instant yeast
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 cup (250 ml) warm milk
• 3 eggs
• 3/4 cup (170 g) unsalted butter, softened
• Slices peeled clementines, apricot halves or berries, to taste
• 1 egg yolk, beaten
• Pearl sugar, for sprinkling (optional)