Orange Pastry Cream Recipe

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Orange Pastry Cream
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Ingredients
8
Count
Nutrition
91
Calories
Total time
15
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1 cup milk
  • orange zest from 1 orange (2 strips -1x2-inches)
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1/2 vanilla bean , split lengthwise
  • 2 tbps. cornstarch
  • 1 large whole egg
  • 1 large egg yolk
  • 2 tbsp unsalted butter, cut into small pieces

Directions:

  1. In a sall saucepan, combine milk, orange zest, and 2 tablespoons sugar. Scrape in vanilla seeds, and add the pod. Bring the mixture to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat and coner. Set aside 10 minutes; discard orange zest and vanilla pod.
  2. Prepare an ice-water bath in a large bowl. In a small bowl, mix together remaining 2 tablespoons sugar with cornstarch. In a medium bowl, whisk together egg and egg yolks; add the sugar mixture and continue whisking until pale yellow.
  3. Return milk mixture to heat. Bring to a boil, scraping vanilla seeds from side of pan.
  4. Slowly ladle half of boiling milk mixture into egg mixture, ewhisking constantly. Transfer this new mixture back to saucepan.
  5. Set saucepan over medium heat, whisking constantly and scraping sides and edges of pan. Once mixture comes to a full boil, whisk vigorously until very thick, about 1 1/2 minutes.
  6. Remove pan from heat. Using a rubber spatula, scrape pastry cream into a medium bowl; set over ice-water bath. Whisk butter, piece by piece, into pastry cream while still warm. Let cool completey. Lay plastic wrap on surface of pastry cream to prevent a skin from forming; wrap tightly. Store in refrigerator up to 1 day.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 91.1 Kcal (381 kJ)
Calories from fat 49.51 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 5.5g 8%
Cholesterol 72.99mg 24%
Sodium 41.44mg 2%
Potassium 87.94mg 2%
Total Carbs 7.21g 2%
Sugars 6.94g 28%
Protein 3.44g 7%
Iron 0.3mg 2%
Calcium 60.3mg 6%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 135.51 Kcal (567 kJ)
Calories from fat 73.63 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 8.18g 8%
Cholesterol 108.57mg 24%
Sodium 61.63mg 2%
Potassium 130.79mg 2%
Total Carbs 10.72g 2%
Sugars 10.32g 28%
Protein 5.12g 7%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 2%
Iron 0.5mg 2%
Calcium 89.7mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 2.3
    Points
  • 3
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

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