Vanilla Pastry Cream

Photo by Scott Phillips

Ingredients

2 Tbs. cornstarch
¹/₈ tsp. table salt
½ tsp. pure vanilla extract
¼ cup granulated sugar
3 large egg yolks
1 cup whole milk

Warm the milk in a medium saucepan over medium heat until tiny bubbles appear. Meanwhile, in a medium heatproof bowl, whisk the egg yolks and sugar until pale yellow. Add the cornstarch and salt and whisk well. Pour the hot milk into the yolk mixture, 1/2 cup at a time, whisking constantly. Retur...

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