Pastry Cream or Creme Patissiere

Ingredients 

• 125 g of sugar
• 5 egg yolks
• 25 g flour
• 25 g of cornstarch
• 500 ml of milk
• 1 vanilla pod split in half

Method  

1. In a saucepan, bring the milk to the boil with the vanilla bean split in half, the inside of which is scraped off with the tip of a knife.

2. In a bowl, whisk the egg yolks with the sugar until the mixture whitens and thickens, then stir in the flour and cornstarch.
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3. Remove the vanilla bean from the milk and pour half of it over the egg / sugar / flour mixture by gently mixing, then stir in the rest of the milk.
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4. Transfer to saucepan and cook slowly, stirring constantly with a whisk until cream thickens.

5. Boil for 1 minute while stirring.

6. Pour the custard into a bowl and cover the surface with a cling film. Cool until use. Beat the custard before using.