Lemon Confectioner's Custard
This recipe is for a confectioner's custard with a difference: it's a little less sweet than the classic confectioner's custard (crème pâtissière, or french pastry cream) and has double lemon flavour, using both zest and juice, for plenty of tangy lemon taste.
It's the perfect filling for lemon tarts, of course, but also verrines, profiteroles, eclairs, etc.
It's the perfect filling for lemon tarts, of course, but also verrines, profiteroles, eclairs, etc.
181K 48 3.8
Last modified on: May 9th 2018
Keywords for this recipe:For 350 g, you will need:
- 1
250 ml milk - 2
1 lemon - 3
½ vanilla pod - 4
3 egg yolks - 5
30 g caster sugar - 6
20 g cornflour - Total weight: 492 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 9 min. | 14 min. | 23 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 2 min.
Stage 2 - 1 min.
...and add ½ vanilla pod. Mix well.
Stage 3 - 7 min.
Bring to the boil on medium heat.
As soon as the milk comes to the boil, take off the heat, cover and leave to infuse for 15 minutes.
As soon as the milk comes to the boil, take off the heat, cover and leave to infuse for 15 minutes.
Stage 4 - 3 min.
Stage 5 - 1 min.
Pour the milk, while it is still hot, onto the egg yolks through a sieve to remove the lemon zest (which has a rather unpleasant texture in the mouth). Stir to mix thoroughly.
Stage 6 - 7 min.
Pour the mixture back into the pan, put on low heat and leave to thicken while beating continuously.
Stage 7 - 2 min.
Once the custard has thickened, leave to cook for 10 minutes uncovered, then add the lemon juice and beat in rapidly with the whisk.
Your lemon confectioner's custard is ready.
Your lemon confectioner's custard is ready.
Stage 8
If you want to cool the custard quickly, even very quickly, do it like the professionals. See how in this video.
Remarks
To make a lime version of this custard, simply use a lime instead of the lemon.
Keeping
1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.
Source
Based on recipe by Gaston Lenôtre.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 650 Kcal or 2,721 Kj | 26 gr | 65 gr | 32 gr |
| 32 % | 10 % | 6 % | 5 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 132 Kcal or 553 Kj | 5 gr | 13 gr | 7 gr |
| 7 % | 2 % | 1 % | 1 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 350 g : 2.15 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
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This recipe uses (among others)
 | Milk: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Potato gratin, Blackcurrant, vanilla and lime verrine , Ciabatta, Mustard baps, Almond tuiles, ... All |
 | Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Old style brioche, Lemon creams, Chocolate eclairs, Apple Tatin Terrine, Vanilla ice cream, ... All |
 | Cornflour: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Confectioner's custard (Crème pâtissière, or French pastry cream), Rich hazelnut buttercream, Chestnut moelleux, Pistachio confectioner's custard, Du Barry soup, ... All |
 | Egg yolk: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Vanilla ice cream, Crème de foie gras, Ramekins of duchess potatoes, Mousse with two chocolates, Coconut-vanilla cream for Elsa , ... All |
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