The 3 varieties of custards dessert lovers must master (baked, stirred and pastry cream)


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Custard is simply on the most important pillar of French patisserie and is something any aspiring pastry cook should master very …

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  1. JD SHL
    JD SHL says:

    Oh how I love #3. I make mine from powdered custard but its always lumpy because I'm lazy about making it, but it still tastes nice and keeps me happy. Makes cheap sponge cake from the supermarket leap multiple ranks. LOL!

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  2. Joanne Wheelwright
    Joanne Wheelwright says:

    Hi from England
    I love all types of custard.
    I love cooking – it has been my therapy through covid lockdown in England. My maternal grandmother was born in Ireland and came to United Kingdom in 1901 and was a great cook as my late mother learned to cook and so have i learnt to cook

    My custard i make is Mascarpone Custard. I use this when making my trifle. Trifles are a traditional English thing at Christmas

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  3. Greg Johnson
    Greg Johnson says:

    Mon ami, c 'est qu'une austuce pour vous aider à faire la différence entre Scrape et Scrap. Quand vous essayiez de dire "scrape", vous avez dit "scrap". Gratter signifie prendre un outil et le passer sur l'objet (comme les gousses de vanille) pour enlever les petites graines. Cependant, SCRAP signifie jeter l'objet à la poubelle ou l'envoyer à la poubelle. Il y a une grande différence, n'est-ce pas ?

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  4. Ms S
    Ms S says:

    Thank you, it was very informative. The only thing that surprises me is that you make sauces and custards in a saucepan, not a saucier. I might be wrong but I think that saucier was included in the Mauviel set that you bought.

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  5. Ju Phil
    Ju Phil says:

    Any suggestions for the best way to add lemon flavouring into the custard? Would the acidic lemon juice affect the eggs as well? Or would zest be the best way to go?

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  6. CallMeCowboy
    CallMeCowboy says:

    I have 3 recipes for my ice cream base. Decadent, Rich, and Flavour Release. To make roughly 1kg.

    Decadent: 110g egg yolk, 143g sugar, 245g milk, 470g double cream, 0.7g salt, 1.8g stabilizer.

    Rich: 75g egg yolk, 154g sugar, 370g milk, 370g double cream, 0.7g salt, 2.7g stabilizer.

    Flavour Release: 125g egg yolk, 137g sugar, 630g milk, 30g double cream, 0.7g salt, 2.7g stabilizer, 40g skim milk powder.

    Decadent is insane, and really only works with vanilla. The high fat content holds on to flavour, so can be difficult to taste whatever the milk was infused with. Flavour Release is geared towards carrying whatever you infused the milk with smack bang into your taste buds. Rich is a balance of both.

    I have no idea where I got the above from, but they have served me well.

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