Recipe For Cooking Creme Patisserie

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Creme Patisserie

Use this for layer cakes and cream puffs. Egg yolks make a rich, golden filling, but a whole egg thickens it just as well.

1 c. milk
1/2 c. sugar
3 Tbsp. flour or 1 Tbsp. cornstarch
Few grains of salt
2 egg yolks or 1 egg, slightly beaten
Vanilla extract or flavoring or other flavoring

Scald milk in a double boiler. Mix sugar, flour or cornstarch and salt in a bowl. Stir in the milk. Pour back into the double boiler and cook 15 min., stirring until the filling thickens. Add egg yolks or egg. Flavor with vanilla extract or flavoring or other flavoring. For a richer filling, stir into the hot filling 1 Tbsp. butter.

Banana Cream Filling
Add 1 c. mashed banana pulp (forced through strainer) and 2 Tbsp. lemon juice.

Chocolate Cream Filling
Increase sugar to 1 c.. Scald milk with 2 oz. unsweetened chocolate. Flavor with vanilla extract or flavoring.

Coffee Cream Filling
Flavor to taste with instant coffee

Frangipani Filling
Add 2 Tbsp. butter and 4 Tbsp. dried and rolled macaroons. Flavor with lemon extract or flavoring, rum, sherry or brandy.