Inside Cooking Ep 110: Creme Patissiere – Thick Homemade Custard

Creme patissiere is basically a delicious, rich, creamy custard thickened with starch and eggs. It’s an important component for many desserts.

Ingredients (20 servings)

• 2 cups milk
• 6 tbsp sugar
• Pinch salt
• 2 ½ tbsp cornstarch (cornflour) (3 tbsp / 30 g for a stiffer pastry cream)
• 1 tbsp vanilla bean paste / extract / 1 vanilla bean pod
• 3 large egg yolks
• 1 large egg (please see notes)
• 3 tbsp unsalted butter softened

Instructions

Preparation time: 10 mins; cooking time: 30 mins)

STEP 1
If using vanilla bean pods, split the bean and scrape the vanilla…