Decoding French Baking: The Secrets to Making Perfect Baked, Stirred, and Pastry Cream Custards

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Get my free top ten recipe eBook: ➡️ https://french-cooking-academy.myflodesk.com/hb6z0zrnq5 Want to join my cooking community ➡️ https://www.thefrenchcookingacademy.com/fcaclub Custard is one of the most essential pillars of French pâtisserie—a foundational skill every aspiring pastry cook should master early on. In this video, I demonstrate how to make three key types: baked custard, stirred custard, and pastry cream. 🎓 Learn More in Our Beginner’s Dessert Course https://www.thefrenchcookingacademy.com/french-dessert-essentials 🍮 Explore More Custard-Based Desserts https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuA0obhVH6CcnQ4NE8zEyhQLhthJwWZ7a INGREDIENTS (used in each demonstration) 2 eggs ( whole or just egg yolk) 50 grams white sugar 250 ml whole milk ( full cream cream) half a vanilla bean ( seed scraped in the milk 12.5 grams corn starch (for pastry cream only) 12.5 grams flour ( for the pastry cream only) ********************************************************************************** Quality French homeware: https://bit.ly/3jhcmE3 🥐 Become a subscriber and click the bell icon so you never miss a cooking tutorial: https://bit.ly/2Of3oJD 🎗️ join the FCA community on Patreon: https://bit.ly/2XaXw3F 🗣️ Spread the word about the channel and the website 🛒 Visit my Amazon cookware page: https://amzn.to/2sQZd9z. UTENSILS AND COOKWARE STARTER KIT: The cast iron pan I always use: https://amzn.to/343Pvn4 ****************************************************** The Mauviel pan I use plus good copper models: https://amzn.to/2RHSACP ******************************************************* Great all around cutting board (polypropylene): https://amzn.to/2POc0Ei Heavy duty cutting board (wood): https://amzn.to/2H4J5ZR Essential utensil set: https://amzn.to/2Y3eIc2 Kitchen scales Us Oz and metric grams: https://amzn.to/2Vj0Flx Measuring cups set: https://amzn.to/2ViYkqT Great starter cookware set (tri-ply clad): https://amzn.to/2DWJD2a A good nonstick pan: https://amzn.to/2VW02OF A Great cast iron enameled French made pot (Staub): https://amzn.to/302BvXi KNIVES AND KNIFE SETS: ******************************************************* Great value chef knife: https://amzn.to/2vKiB9M Forged knife set (mercer culinary): https://amzn.to/2WuDZvs Fibrox knife set (victorinox): https://amzn.to/2DRrbaV GREAT CULINARY BOOKS TO HELP IMPROVE YOUR COOKING ****************************************************** Great books for home cook (from Leiths school foof and wine): How to cook: https://amzn.to/2FW7ses How to cook pastry: https://amzn.to/2HrmKbz *************************************************** For people wanting to learn technique like in culinary school: The professional chef: https://amzn.to/2H4xPfW Le garde manger: https://amzn.to/3001yOH Paul Bocuse Institute culinary book: https://amzn.to/2H4jr7y The complete robuchon: https://amzn.to/30172cb The professional Patry chef: https://amzn.to/301Q3WX Baking and pastry, mastering the art: https://amzn.to/2vCU0Ue Beautiful French Pastry recipe book: https://amzn.to/2H2a1tc CULINARY REFERENCE GUIDES: ************************************* Escoffier culinary guide (in english): https://amzn.to/2PP8ZUr Larousse gastronomique: https://amzn.to/2H4HWBK Le repertoire de la cuisine (in english): https://amzn.to/2H3TKE5 World atlas of wine: https://amzn.to/2VLiB84