"The Art of Making Pastry Cream"

This class will include recipes and discussions on the science of baking and making pastry cream.

Ingredients you will need:

• 2 cups whole milk
• 1 vanilla bean (1 teaspoon vanilla extract to substitute)
• 6 egg yolks
• 2/3 cup granulated sugar
• 4 tablespoons flour
• For chocolate pastry cream, we will use vanilla + the addition of 5 ounces of semi sweet chocolate

Kitchen equipment needed:

• 1 medium sized sauce pan
• 1 whisk
• 1 medium/large sized mixing bowl
• plastic wrap
• casserole dish (or similar) for chilling pastry cream
• Flour sifter