Pastry Cream

Name: Pastry Cream
Yield: Serves 20 (Makes about 3¾ cups)
Ingredients: 1½ teaspoons, unflavored gelatin; 5 teaspoons, cold water; ¼ cup plus 3 cups, whole milk, divided; ½ cup, cornstarch; 9 , egg yolks; ⅔ cup (4⅔ ounces/132 grams), sugar; ¼ teaspoon, salt; 3 tablespoons, unsalted butter; 1½ teaspoons, vanilla extract

Desserts or Baked Goods
Puddings, Custards, Gelatins, & Souffles

By Tim Chin

A silky, vanilla filling for all your dessert needs.

SERVES 20 (Makes about 3¾ cups)

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