Panelope's Pastries #207

Vanilla Bean Pastry

Ingredients

one large whole egg
two large egg yolks
half cup white sugar
quarter cup cornstarch
one teaspoon kosher salt
two cups whole milk
one vanilla bean
four tablespoons cold butter

Instructions:

Put whole egg and two egg yolks into a mixing bowl. Add sugar, corn starch, and salt. Whisk together completely till mixture turns from yellow to a very page creamy color and is slightly thickened, five to eight minutes.

Place milk in a pan. Split vanilla bean lengthwise. Scrape the slice side with a paring knife to extract the seeds. Add the seeds to the milk. Heat over medium-high flame, mixing occasionally, till milk just barely starts to simmer and a few small bubbles appear on the surface. Remove from flame. Whisk hot milk into egg mixture, starting with a small splash then incorporating the rest. Add mixture back into saucepan.

Place pan over medium-low flame and continue to whisk till mixture begin to thicken, three to five minutes. Remove from flame and let it cool five minutes. Add chunks of butter and whisk till butter dissolves into the warm milk mixture. Pass mixture through a fine mesh strainer to remove and chunks of cooked egg or vanilla seeds. Cover surface with plastic to keep it from discoloring; refrigerate till thoroughly chilled two to three hours.

Yummy!
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