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12 recipes tagged with pastry cream.
About 15 puffs These large shells are a very quick way to make an attractive dessert. Fill just before serving, set the tops slightly askew, and dust with…
6 servings You can find many sophisticated versions of this dessert in pastry shops across France. The versions that follow are very simple and rustic: a…
9 servings These informal pastries are much easier to make than their puff pastry counterpart, Mille-Feuille. They can be filled as directed with pastry…
6 to 8 servings Could the Emperor conceivably have had these in mind when he contended that “an army marches on its stomach”? A classic napoleon, or…
One 9 ½- or 10-inch tart The same formula can also be used for smaller tartlets, but slightly more or less glaze, pastry cream, and fruit may be needed.
12 crêpes These are filled and rolled; an alternative way to present sweet crêpes is to spread them with the filling, then fold them in half, then in half…
A stack of sweet crêpes layered with chocolate ganache, jam, or pastry cream, topped with powdered sugar. Serve warm, optionally flambéed.
One 9-inch cake; about 10 servings A German yeasted cake with a caramelized honey and almond topping and a custardy filling.
About 3 ½ cups This buttercream variation is exceptionally silky smooth and rich. It is very important that the pastry cream and butter be roughly the…
About 2 cups This is the vanilla custard filling used for many cakes as well as Boston Cream Pie, Chocolate Éclairs, Fresh Fruit Tart, and countless other…
Rich, eggy pastry cream is the key to perfect Boston or Bavarian Cream doughnuts. The only difference between the two is the glaze, so it's easy to make a…
These eggnog-infused cupcakes feature a homemade pastry cream and a rum topping. Perfect for holiday baking, they combine almond, citrus, and amaretto…
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