Make your own pastry cream with this foolproof recipe: http://allrecipes.co.uk/recipe/32727/easy-vanilla-pastry-cream.aspx

Infused with real vanilla, this easy pastry cream recipe will be your staple for filling homemade tarts, eclairs, profiteroles and more. Called crème patissière in French, this is the rich custard cream that you dream of every time you picture yourself enjoying a coffee and a pastry at a French patisserie.

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