Basic Cream Fillings With Variations Food

BASIC CREAM FILLINGS WITH VARIATIONS

Steps:

• Mix flour, sugar, and salt. Add the scalded milk.
• Cook over oduble boiler until thick.
• About 15 minutes.
• Add the butter.
• Pour this mixture over the egg yolks and stir again.
• Cool.
• Last, add the vanilla.
• Please use the previous recipe for Cream Filling to fulfill for the following recipes: CHOCOLATE FILLING: Following directions for the cream filling; add 2 ounces of baker's unsweetened chocolate to the scalded milk.
• INCREASE the sugar to 1 cup.
• COCONUT CREAM FILLING Following directions for the cream filling, add 1 cup of shredded coconut. COFFEE FILLING Following directions for the cream filling, add 1/4 cup of instant coffee BEFORE scalding the milk.
• DATE CREAM FILLING Following directions for the cream filling, add 1/4 pound of chopped dates and 1 tsp grated lemon rind to milk before it is added to the cream filling recipe.

BASIC CREAM PIE FILLING WITH VARIATIONS

Steps:

• 1. Bring 3 cups water and sugar to a boil in a saucepan.
• 2. In a bowl, combine the 1 cup cold water and the remaining ingredients with a whisk until smooth.
• 3. When the sugar syrup has come to a boil and the sugar is completely dissolved, whisk the milk mixture and add to the pan and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly with the whisk until the mixture thickens (only takes a few minutes).
• 4. Remove from heat and stir in your favorite flavoring or use plain for vanilla cream pie or pudding.
• 5. Pour into baked pie shell. Chill and top pie with whipped cream, if desired, when cold. Makes enough for one pie.
• 6. Variations:( Add to hot pudding) German Chocolate - stir in 1 cup chocolate chips, top with german chocolate cake frosting and whipped cream. Dark Chocolate - stir in 1 cup chopped dark chocolate, such as Hershey's special dark. Peanut Butter - stir in 1 cup peanut butter. Banana - stir in 2 sliced bananas and 1/4 teaspoon banana extract. Coconut - stir in 1 cup coconut and 1/4 teaspoon coconut extract. Pina Colada - stir in 1/2 cup coconut and 1/2 cup well drained crushed pineapple. Rum raisin - stir in 1 cup raisins and 1 teaspoon rum extract. Reese's - stir in 1/2 cup chocolate chips and 1/2 cup peanut butter. Banana split - stir in 1 chopped banana, 1/2 cup drained crushed pineapple, 1/2 cup sliced strawberries. Top with whipped cream and drizzle with chocolate sauce and chopped nuts. Hawaiian - stir in 1 sliced banana, 1/2 cup drained crushed pineapple and 1/2 cup coconut. Cheesecake - stir 3 oz. softened cream cheese into hot filling until melted. Top cooled pie with cherry pie filling or other favorite fruit topping. Stir in anything else that sounds good.

NO-FUSS PASTRY CREAM

Steps:

• Whisk together sugar, cornstarch, and salt in a medium saucepan. Whisk together milk and egg yolks in a glass measuring cup; add to saucepan along with butter and bring to a boil over medium heat. Let boil 1 minute, still whisking; then remove from heat and stir in vanilla.
• Strain pastry cream through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl. Cover with plastic wrap, pressing it directly onto surface of cream to prevent skin from forming. Refrigerate until chilled, at least 2 hours and up to 2 days. Just before using, whisk until smooth.