The custard cream is the most well-known cream in pastry making. It is served as a spoon dessert or used to fill pastries (cakes, cream puffs, puff pastries, etc.). Easy and quick to make. It is a sauce made with eggs, milk, sugar, and flour.

custard cream
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Cost: Economical
  • Preparation time: 15 Minutes
  • Cooking time: 10 Minutes
  • Cuisine: Italian

Ingredients

  • 3 1/8 cups Milk
  • 3 Eggs
  • 1 Yolk
  • 8 oz Sugar
  • 1/4 cup Cornstarch
  • 1/4 cup All-purpose flour
  • 1 Lemon

Preparation

  • Arrange all the ingredients on the work surface that you need to prepare the custard cream.

    custard cream
  • First, whisk the eggs with the sugar. Then, sift the flour and cornstarch. Continue whisking until the ingredients are combined.

  • Meanwhile, heat the milk with lemon peel in a saucepan until almost boiling.

    custard cream
  • ​Pour a little milk into the bowl with the other ingredients.
    Remove the lemon peel and transfer all the bowl contents back with the milk. Put the saucepan back on low heat and stir with the whisk until the cream thickens.
    Pour into a container, cover with cling film adhering to the surface, and let it cool.

    The custard cream is ready!

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  • Custard cream with the Bimby TM6.

    Put all ingredients in the bowl.

    Cook 7 min./90°F/speed 4.

    Transfer the cream to a bowl, cover with cling film adhering to the surface, and let it cool.

    Then, refrigerate until use.

    Personally, I recommend leaving it in the fridge and using it the next day… it’s delicious!!

    custard cream
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Hello, I'm Gery! I am the mother of two beautiful twin girls and I work with numbers 🙂 My greatest passion is cooking and I want to share it with you! Since 2018, the blog Acasadigery, my virtual home, has been born, where I will delight you with my dishes. When I created the blog, I thought about what I would search for on the internet and how I would expect to find it. A simple language, photos of all the steps, and little practical tips. Come and discover it, and if you like, keep following me!

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