Pastry Cream

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 pints Milk
• 3 tablespoonfuls Cornstarch
• 2 cupfuls Sugar
• 5 eggs Egg yolks
• 1 tablespoonful Butter
• 2 teaspoonfuls Vanilla extract

Instructions

1. 1In a saucepan, bring the milk and sugar to a boil.
2. 2Dissolve the cornstarch in a little water. Add the dissolved cornstarch to the boiling milk mixture. As soon as it reboils, remove from the heat.
3. 3Beat in the egg yolks. Return the mixture to the heat for two minutes to set the eggs. Add the vanilla extract and butter. Stir until the butter is melted and incorporated.