Mousseline Cream The Recipe Of The Typical French Pastry Cream Food

MOUSSELINE CREAM: THE RECIPE OF THE TYPICAL FRENCH PASTRY CREAM

Steps:

• Pour the milk into a saucepan and add the seeds of the vanilla bean. Cook over medium heat until it begins to simmer. Turn off the heat, cover with a lid and let it sit for a quarter of an hour. In the meantime, beat the egg yolks with the sugar until the mixture is light and fluffy, add the cornstarch and continue mixing with the whisk.
• Remove the vanilla bean from the milk and let it simmer again. Add 1/3 of the milk to the egg mixture and mix everything with the whisk by hand. Place the mixture in a saucepan with the rest of the milk and simmer, stirring constantly. As soon as the cream has thickened, let it cool for about ten minutes.
• Add half of the butter cut into small pieces and mix in the cream, which should be hot but not boiling. Pour the cream into a container and cover with the food film. Work the cream with the electric mixer, so as to make it smooth and homogeneous, and add the rest of the butter. Continue to mix with the electric whisk until the mixture is creamy. Your mousseline cream is ready for your fillings.

FRENCH PASTRY CREAM

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, heat 2 cups milk to boiling.
• While milk is heating, whisk egg yolks, sugar and remaining 1/4 cup milk.
• Whisk in cornstarch and flour until smooth.
• Temper the egg mixture by slowly whisking in about 1/3 of the heated milk, then whisking in the remaining milk.
• Return mixture to saucepan and cook over medium-high heat until mixture thickens and boils.
• Whisk constantly.
• Reduce heat to low and cook for another 2 minutes.
• Remove from heat and stir in vanilla or other flavorings.
• Pour into a bowl, press plastic wrap on the surface to prevent a skin from forming and cool to room temperature before chilling for at least 2 hours.