cat lover
09-24-2006, 02:49 PM
Filling put into Long Johns and Eclairs
1 1/2 cups heavy cream
3 (1/4 oz) envelopes unflavored gelatin
2/3 cups cold water
6 egg yolks
2/3 cup sugar
2 cups milk
1 tbsp vanilla extract
Whip the heavy cream until it forms soft peaks. Do not allow it to form stiff peaks. Refrigerate till ready to use. Soak the gelatin in cold water for 10 minutes. Place a fine mesh strainer inside a medium-bowl. Fill a larger bowl with ice water. Set each aside. Pour the milk into a medium saucepan.Reheat the milk mixture. Set aside. Whisk the eggs and sugar together until thickened and a pale yellow color. Add a 1/4 cup of the hot milk to the egg mixture, stirring constantly to temper the yolks and then add the tempered yolks to the milk in the saucepan. Cook over very low heat, stirring constantly tillthe mixture is thickened. Pour the custard through the mesh strainer into the medium bowl. Remove strainer and add the softened gelatin and whisk until the gelatin is dissolved. Add vanilla extract now.Place the bowl inside the larger bowl filled with ice water. Stir the mixture until it begins to cool and just begins to thicken. Fold in the whipped cream. Use as filling for Long Johns or eclairs
1 1/2 cups heavy cream
3 (1/4 oz) envelopes unflavored gelatin
2/3 cups cold water
6 egg yolks
2/3 cup sugar
2 cups milk
1 tbsp vanilla extract
Whip the heavy cream until it forms soft peaks. Do not allow it to form stiff peaks. Refrigerate till ready to use. Soak the gelatin in cold water for 10 minutes. Place a fine mesh strainer inside a medium-bowl. Fill a larger bowl with ice water. Set each aside. Pour the milk into a medium saucepan.Reheat the milk mixture. Set aside. Whisk the eggs and sugar together until thickened and a pale yellow color. Add a 1/4 cup of the hot milk to the egg mixture, stirring constantly to temper the yolks and then add the tempered yolks to the milk in the saucepan. Cook over very low heat, stirring constantly tillthe mixture is thickened. Pour the custard through the mesh strainer into the medium bowl. Remove strainer and add the softened gelatin and whisk until the gelatin is dissolved. Add vanilla extract now.Place the bowl inside the larger bowl filled with ice water. Stir the mixture until it begins to cool and just begins to thicken. Fold in the whipped cream. Use as filling for Long Johns or eclairs