Simple Pastry Cream

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 9 egg yolks
• 6 tbsp. cornstarch
• 6 tbsp. unsalted butter
• 4 tsp. vanilla extract
• 3 cups milk

Instructions

1. Whisk sugar, yolks, and cornstarch in a medium saucepan until smooth. Add butter, vanilla, and milk; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium; cook, stirring, until custard is thick, 3 to 5 minutes. Pour through a mesh strainer into a bowl; cover surface with plastic wrap. Chill completely.