Red White and Blue Pastry Cream Tart

Red White and Blue Pastry Cream Tart

 

 

Prep Time: 20 min Cook Time: 3 hour Serves 8

Source: Tinkskitchen.com

 

 

Ingredients

 

• 2 cups (480ml) whole milk
• 1/2 cup (100g) granulated sugar, divided
• 1 whole vanilla bean or 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 4 large egg yolks
• 1/4 cup (30g) cornstarch
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons (30g) unsalted butter, cut into small pieces

 

Directions:

 

1. If using a vanilla bean, split it lengthwise and scrape out the seeds. Add both the seeds and the pod to the milk in a medium saucepan. If using vanilla extract, you'll add it later.
2. Heat the milk with half of the sugar (1/4 cup) over medium heat until it's just below boiling. Remove from heat.
3. In a separate bowl, whisk together the egg yolks, the remaining sugar, cornstarch, and salt until the mixture is smooth and pale.
4. Gradually whisk the hot milk into the egg yolk mixture to temper the eggs. This prevents the eggs from scrambling when you add them back to the hot milk. Do this by pouring the hot milk in a slow, steady stream while whisking constantly.
5. Return the combined mixture to the saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly with a whisk until the mixture thickens and comes to a boil. This should take about 2 minutes after it starts to bubble. It's important to keep stirring to prevent the bottom from burning.
6. Once thickened, remove from heat. If you used a vanilla bean, remove the pod. If using vanilla extract, stir it in now.
7. Add the butter pieces and whisk until fully incorporated and the cream is smooth.
8. Pour the pastry cream into a clean bowl. To prevent a skin from forming, cover the surface directly with plastic wrap or parchment paper.
9. Let it cool at room temperature for about 30 minutes, then refrigerate until chilled, at least 2 hours or up to 3 days.

 

 

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Notes:

Jun 10, 2012

 

I made this dish to take to my brother's house for a BBQ.  I have long since lost the recipe for the crust, but should be easy enough to find one.  The obvious choices of fruit, are strawberries, blueberries, and raspberries.  The original recipe has long been lost, so pretty much I asked Grok to make me one. 

 

 

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