The custard is the cream par excellence, the protagonist of numerous desserts, from cream puffs, profiteroles, mignon pastries, to many cakes and pies. The ingredients to prepare it are few and the procedure is simple, but some precautions must be followed. The result must be a smooth , shiny cream , with a balanced firmness and the flavor must not recall the cooked egg.
The milk must be whole and fresh . In this recipe we only use the egg yolks, you will find recipes where the egg is added whole, however the egg white makes the cream more rigid and also interferes with the flavor. Even with respect to powders, we use flour but the use of starches such as rice starch (for a good creaminess) and corn starch (for a good structure) is also suitable. Our custard recipe is without cream , someone replaces some of the liquids with cream, which certainly makes the cream richer in taste.
The custard must smell of vanilla but you could also flavor it differently, with citrus peel for example, as in the easy, quick and delicious lemon custard . For a gluten-free version, here is the recipe for the almond custard. Even simpler, the custard recipe with the Thermomix .
- 4 yolks
- 100 g of sugar
- 30 g of flour
- 1/2 liter of milk
- grated vanilla or lemon peel
HOW TO PREPARE: perfect custard
To prepare a perfect custard, mix the egg yolks with the sugar in a saucepan, using a wooden spoon.
Gradually add the flour, without stopping stirring until the mixture is blended.
Pour the boiling milk in which you have put a little vanilla or a little grated lemon peel a little at a time, always stirring.
Place on the stove, continue stirring, simmer for 3-4 minutes. Do not exceed 82 ° in temperature. The correct temperature is 84-85 ° C, but it is advisable not to exceed 82 °, because the cream will continue to cook even once it has been removed from the heat; therefore remove it from the fire when you reach 82 °. In this way you will get a smooth custard without unpleasant hints of cooked egg.
Pour it into a bowl and let it cool, turning it from time to time, so that a film does not form on the surface of the custard.
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Custard recipe step by step
- Prep Time: 15 min
- Cook Time: 5 min
- Total Time: 20 mi
- Yield: 4 1x
- Category: sidesdish
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Halal
Description
The custard is perhaps the most used filling in pastry. This is the basic cream recipe by definition, the protagonist of croissants, cakes, cream puffs and tarts. Follow our recipe step by step to obtain a quality result.
Ingredients
- 4 yolks
- 100 g of sugar
- 30 g of flour
- 1/2 liter of milk
- grated vanilla or lemon peel
Instructions
- To prepare a perfect custard, mix the egg yolks with the sugar in a saucepan, using a wooden spoon. Gradually add the flour, without stopping stirring until the mixture is blended.
- Pour the boiling milk in which you have put a little vanilla or a little grated lemon peel a little at a time, always stirring. Place on the stove, continue stirring, simmer for 3-4 minutes. Do not exceed 82 ° in temperature. The correct temperature is 84-85 ° C, but it is advisable not to exceed 82 °, because the cream will continue to cook even once it has been removed from the heat; therefore remove it from the fire when you reach 82 °. In this way you will get a smooth custard without unpleasant hints of cooked egg.
- Pour it into a bowl and let it cool, turning it from time to time, so that a film does not form on the surface of the custard.
Keywords: cream, custard
