Creams And Custards

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What is pastry cream?

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What is a stirred, cooked custard thickened with flour.

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How do you make pastry cream (creme patissiere)?

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1. Sift flour and sugar together, then add yolks.
2. Bring milk and vanilla to a boil.
3. Temper egg mixture with 1/3 milk and then add mixture back into milk.
4. Whisk constantly until thickens.
5. Remove from heat and fold in butter.
6. Cover surface with plastic wrap and cool quickly.

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What is creme anglaise (vanilla custard sauce)?

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What is a custard made of milk and eggs.

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How do you make creme anglaise?

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1. Bring half and half and vanilla to boil.
2. Whisk eggs and sugar.
3. temper egg mixture with half and half and place back on stove.
4. Cook stirring with a spatula until sauce is nappe. Do not boil.
5. As soon as it is nappe, remove from heat and strain through chinois.

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What is a mousse?

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What is a preparation of aerated eggs, yolks or whites combined with flavorings, fruit purees or chocolates, folded in whipped cream and usually bound with gelatin.

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How do you make a mousse?

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1. Prepare the custard sauce.
2. Soften the gelatin and dissolve it in the warm sauce.
3. Fold in the whipped whites.
4. Once cooled, fold in whipped cream.

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What is creme chiboust?

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What is a pastry cream lightened with Italian meringue and with or without gelatin added.

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How do you make a creme chiboust?

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1. Prepare the pastry cream.
2. Soften the gelatin and dissolve it in the warm sauce.
3. Prepare an Italian meringue.
4. Quickly incorporate 1/3 hot meringue into the warm pastry cream with a spatula.
5. Gently fold in the remaining meringue.

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How do you make creme chantilly?

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1. Whisk the cream until slightly thickened.
2. Add sugar and vanilla and continue whisking until the desired consistency.
3. the cream should be smooth and light, not grainy.

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What is creme chantilly?

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What is sweetened whipped cream flavored with vanilla.

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What is Bavarian cream?

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What is a cream anglaise lightened with whipped cream and stabilized with gelatin.

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How do you make Bavarian cream?

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1. Prepare the creme anglaise.
2. Stir in the softened gelatin into warm custard.
3. Fold in the whipped cream into cooled custard.
4. Pour Bavarian into mold and chill.

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At what temperature should the creme anglaise be when folding in the whipped cream when making a Bavarian cream?

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85 F

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What are two ways to approach gelatin sheets?

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1. Place in cold water, not ice water, and soften.
2. Place one pound sheets to seven pounds water in a hotel pan and place in refrigerator. Scoop out what you need.

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At what temperature does gelatin melt?

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68 - 70 F.

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How would you make a cremeux?

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Make a creme anglaise and then add gelaton.

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What is gelee?

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It is a lightly flavored liquid that has gelatin added to make it set up.

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What is a compote?

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It is a dessert of stewed or baked fruits.

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What is coulis?

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It is a fresh sauce of pureed fruit and sugar.