Vanilla Pastry Cream

Ingredients

1 cup milk 

1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar 

3 large egg yolks 

1 tablespoon rice or all-purpose flour 

1 tablespoon cornstarch 

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 

1 teaspoon unsalted butter 

1/2 cup heavy cream, whipped 

Preparation

Place milk and 1/4 cup sugar in a large heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium heat; cook until just barely boiling. In a large bowl, whisk together egg yolks with remaining tablespoon sugar until thickened; sprinkle in flour and cornstarch and continue whisking until well combined.

Slowly pour half the hot milk mixture into the egg yolk mixture, whisking constantly; transfer egg yolk mixture to remaining milk mixture in saucepan, whisking to combine. Place over medium-high heat and bring to a boil, whisking constantly until thick.

Strain through a fine mesh sieve into a large bowl; stir in vanilla. Rub surface of pastry cream with butter to prevent a skin from forming and cover with plastic wrap, pressing down on surface of cream to cover. Transfer to refrigerator until chilled. Gently fold in whipped cream just before using.

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