French Le Cordon Bleu pastry making – pastry cream filling
Cream filling method
Step 1
250ml banana milk (you can also use milk, add 1/2 vanilla strip when cooking)
Step 2
Pour banana milk into a saucepan over low heat, stirring with a blender from time to time.
Step 3
Pour the egg yolks and caster sugar into a basin and stir quickly until slightly white. (If using milk, add 60g of caster sugar)
Step 4
Add sifted low-gluten flour and cornstarch to the egg mixture and mix thoroughly.
Step 5
When the banana milk boils (take out the vanilla strips for milk), pour 1/2 of the banana milk into the egg batter until it becomes completely liquid.
Step 6
Pour back into the pot with half the milk and stir.
Step 7
Heat again, while heating, stir with a blender until the flour flavor is removed and it becomes thick
Step 8
When the inside of the pot boils, remove it from the heat, pour it into a large bowl and let cool. Cover tightly with plastic wrap (if there is a gap between the plastic wrap and the pastry cream, water vapor will drip onto the cream) and let it cool at room temperature or in cold water.
Cooking tips for cream filling
Once made, the cream filling can be stored in the refrigerator for up to two days.
