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Basic Pastry Cream

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Ingredients:
2 cupsmilk
1 xlarge egg
2 xegg yolks
75 gramssugar
60 gramsflour
1/2 tspvanilla extract
Procedures:
1Put flour, sugar, egg and egg yolks in a bowl. Mix well with a wire-whisk.
2Add hot milk (not boiling) and mix well until smooth. Add vanilla extract.
3Transfer contents to a sauce pan and cook over low fire. Heat up to about 180 F (82 C) while stirring constantly. Do not boil.
4Transfer the cream to a glass bowl and leave to cool up to room temperature. Refrigerate.
5It is possible to replace the vanilla extract with rum, coffee, chocolate, or other flavorings.