CREME MOUSSELINE RECIPES

Steps:

• Whisk together 1/4 cup sugar, the egg yolks, and salt in a medium bowl. Whisk in cornstarch, 1 tablespoon at a time.
• Bring milk, espresso beans if using, and remaining 1/4 cup sugar to a simmer in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Whisk a little milk mixture into egg yolk mixture; whisking constantly, gradually add remaining milk mixture. Return mixture to pan, and bring to a boil, whisking constantly. Cook, whisking, until very thick, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Pour through a fine sieve into a bowl; discard solids. Press plastic wrap directly onto surface. Refrigerate pastry cream until cold, at least 1 hour (up to 3 days); beat until smooth before using.
• Beat heavy cream until soft peaks form. Whisk half the whipped cream into pastry cream, then fold in remaining heavy cream. Stir in preserves if using.

Steps:

• Pour the milk into a saucepan and add the seeds of the vanilla bean. Cook over medium heat until it begins to simmer. Turn off the heat, cover with a lid and let it sit for a quarter of an hour. In the meantime, beat the egg yolks with the sugar until the mixture is light and fluffy, add the cornstarch and continue mixing with the whisk.
• Remove the vanilla bean from the milk and let it simmer again. Add 1/3 of the milk to the egg mixture and mix everything with the whisk by hand. Place the mixture in a saucepan with the rest of the milk and simmer, stirring constantly. As soon as the cream has thickened, let it cool for about ten minutes.
• Add half of the butter cut into small pieces and mix in the cream, which should be hot but not boiling. Pour the cream into a container and cover with the food film. Work the cream with the electric mixer, so as to make it smooth and homogeneous, and add the rest of the butter. Continue to mix with the electric whisk until the mixture is creamy. Your mousseline cream is ready for your fillings.