Sophie Grigson's Pasticciottone Recipe | Food Network UK

Ingredients

• For the pastry:
• 375g plain flour, plus a little extra for rolling
• 190g butter, or half and half butter and lard
• 130g caster sugar
• 4 egg yolks
• 1 whole egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Finely grated zest 1 large lemon
• A pinch of salt
• Half an egg white, lightly beaten, to glaze
• For the crema pasticcera:
• 500ml milk
• 6 egg yolks
• 100g caster sugar
• 60g plain flour
• Finely grated zest 1 lemon
• Juice 1/2 lemon
• Optional:
• 20 cherries in syrup or in grappa