Kitchen appliances and utensils
- pan;
- scapula;
- whisk;
- small capacity;
- kitchen scales;
- tea spoon;
- beaker;
- cling film;
- grater;
- plate.
Ingredients
- Sugar - 130 g
- Chicken eggs - 2 pcs.
- Milk - 550 ml
- Corn Starch - 40 g
- Orange zest - 1 tbsp. l
- Vanilla extract - 1 tsp.
- Butter - 50 g
- Salt - 1 pinch
Step cooking
- First, pour 550 ml of milk into a small saucepan, put on a stove and bring to a boil.
- Break two chicken eggs into a separate container and add a small pinch of salt and about 130 g of sugar to them. If you like a sweeter cream, you can add a little more sugar.
- Beat thoroughly with a whisk and add the zest of one orange. This is approximately 1 tbsp. l
- Once again, mix well and add 40 g of corn starch. If necessary, corn starch can be replaced with potato. Next, mix everything until smooth. Please note that you need to break all the lumps, otherwise the cream will turn out to be heterogeneous.
- Part of the hot milk is carefully introduced into the egg mass, constantly stirring so that the eggs do not curl.
- Put the remaining milk on the fire and pour the resulting mass into a container with milk.
- Next, without stopping stirring, cook the cream until thickened over low heat.
Please note that if the cream is not stirred, it can easily burn. If during the cooking process any lumps have formed in the cream, it can be passed through a sieve.
- Stir the finished cream for some more time, and then add 50 g of butter and 1 tsp to it. vanilla extract.
- Mix and let the cream cool. While cooling, close the cream with cling film into contact, releasing all the air. This cream is perfect for soaking cakes, making cakes and pies, and it can also be served as an independent dessert. Enjoy your meal.
Video recipe
After watching this video, you will learn how to cook a very tender and airy custard for the cake. The author explains in great detail how to properly mix all the necessary ingredients. And also clearly demonstrates the process of preparing such a cream.