Lemon-Infused Crema Pasticcera Two Ways
Automatically translated from Romanian. See the Romanian original
A delicate, lemon-infused crema pasticcera used as a base for two quick desserts: filled puff pastry rolls and a layered glass dessert with puff pastry, dark chocolate, bananas, and forest fruits.
Ingredients
Method
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Whisk the egg yolks well with the sugar, while the milk heats up with the lemon zest inside.
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Once the sugar has dissolved, add the cornstarch or flour and continue mixing until you get a thick cream.
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When the milk boils, remove the zest, take the milk slightly off the heat, and add the cream mixture.
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Return the milk and cream to the heat and whisk well until everything is perfectly combined and you have a beautiful, smooth cream.
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Place the cream in a glass or plastic container and cover it to prevent a hard skin from forming on top.
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For the first dessert, take ready-made puff pastry rolls and fill them with the cream; optionally, add powdered sugar on top.
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For the second dessert, layer in a transparent glass or mug: crumbled puff pastry, cream, dark chocolate pieces, bananas, puff pastry, cream, and finally, forest fruits.
The story behind this recipe
What we need to make as a base is a lemon-flavored crema pasticcera. And then you can put your imagination to work. I made two types of dessert. Let's start with the cream!
Ingredients:
4 egg yolks
100g brown sugar
zest of one lemon
40 grams of cornstarch or white flour
400 ml milk
Preparation:
We whisk the egg yolks well with the sugar, while the milk heats up with the lemon zest inside. After the sugar has melted, add the starch or flour, and continue stirring until you get a thick cream.
When the milk boils, remove the zest, take the milk slightly off the heat, and add the cream.
Return the milk along with the cream to the heat, and whisk well with a whisk until everything is perfectly combined and we obtain a beautiful, homogeneous cream. Put the cream in a glass or plastic container, and cover the cream as shown in the photo so that a hard skin does not form on top. After it has cooled, you can use it for dessert, but it is also good warm!
And now I will show you 2 types of dessert made with this cream. You can also eat it plain as a pudding! ❤
1. Puff pastry rolls filled with cream!
Take ready-made rolls, and you can fill them in 2 minutes. You can add powdered sugar on top.
2. Dessert with forest fruits, bananas, and dark chocolate (85%)
Put in layers in a glass or mug, preferably transparent, a layer of crumbled puff pastry, a layer of cream, dark chocolate broken into pieces, bananas, puff pastry, cream, and close with forest fruits (The order is not mandatory!)
Enjoy! Have a pleasant weekend! !❤
