{"id":4855,"date":"2026-05-13T15:43:29","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T15:43:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=4855"},"modified":"2026-05-13T15:43:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T15:43:29","slug":"secret-pastry-cream-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/13\/secret-pastry-cream-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"Secret Pastry Cream Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Secret Pastry Cream Recipe<\/h1>\n<p>This rich and silky homemade pastry cream is perfect for filling \u00e9clairs, cream puffs, fruit tarts, donuts, cakes, and so much more<\/p>\n<h2>Ingredients<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>1 liter milk<\/li>\n<li>5 tablespoons cornstarch<\/li>\n<li>4 egg yolks<\/li>\n<li>120 g sugar<\/li>\n<li>1 packet vanilla sugar or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract<\/li>\n<li>30 g butter (optional, for extra creaminess)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Instructions<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>In a saucepan, heat the milk with the vanilla over medium heat until hot, but do not let it boil.<\/li>\n<li>In a large bowl, whisk the egg yolks and sugar together until the mixture becomes pale and creamy.<\/li>\n<li>Add the cornstarch and mix well until smooth and lump-free.<\/li>\n<li>Slowly pour the hot milk into the egg mixture while whisking continuously.<\/li>\n<li>Return everything to the saucepan and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the cream thickens.<\/li>\n<li>Once the pastry cream becomes smooth and thick, remove it from the heat and stir in the butter for an even creamier texture.<\/li>\n<li>Let it cool completely, then cover with plastic wrap directly touching the surface to prevent a skin from forming.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Tips<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Add a little lemon or orange zest for extra flavor<\/li>\n<li>Perfect for cakes, pastries, donuts, and fruit tarts<\/li>\n<li>Store in the refrigerator for up to 3 days<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Who would love a spoonful of this creamy homemade pastry cream?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Secret Pastry Cream Recipe This rich and silky homemade pastry cream is perfect for filling \u00e9clairs, cream puffs, fruit tarts,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4856,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4855","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4855","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4855"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4855\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4857,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4855\/revisions\/4857"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4856"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4855"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4855"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4855"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}