Name: Chocolate Pastry Cream
Ingredients: 4 lg Egg yolks; 1/4 c Sugar; 3 tb Cornstarch; 3 tb Unsweetened cocoa powder; 1/4 ts Salt; 1 c Milk; A; (3-ounce) bar; ; fine-quality; ; bittersweet; ; chocolate (not; ; unsweetened),; ; broken into pieces; 2 tb Unsalted butter; cut into bits and; ; softened

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs, Dairy		December 19	1	servings

INGREDIENTS

4	lg	Egg yolks
1/4	c	Sugar
3	tb	Cornstarch
3	tb	Unsweetened cocoa powder
1/4	ts	Salt
1	c	Milk
		A; (3-ounce) bar
		; fine-quality
		; bittersweet
		; chocolate (not
		; unsweetened),
		; broken into pieces
2	tb	Unsalted butter; cut into bits and
		; softened

INSTRUCTIONS

In a heatproof bowl whisk together yolks, sugar, cornstarch, cocoa
powder, and salt (mixture will be very stiff). In a heavy saucepan
bring milk just to a boil over moderate heat and in a stream add 1/4
cup to egg mixture, whisking until smooth, and whisk in remaining 3/4
cup milk. Transfer egg mixture to pan and bring to a boil, whisking
(mixture will look curdled but will become smooth as whisked). Boil
pastry cream, whisking vigorously, 1 minute and remove from heat.
Stir in chocolate and butter, stirring until melted and combined
well. Transfer hot pastry cream to a heatproof bowl and chill,
surface covered with plastic wrap, until cold, about 2 hours. Pastry
cream may be made 2 days ahead and chilled, covered.
Makes about 1 cup.
Gourmet December 1994
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