pastry cream
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Nevertheless, I carried on with the pastry cream, waiting impatiently for the eggs to thicken into custard.
From Salon • Dec. 4, 2022
We are happy with the gift, a cloud of pastry cream flavored by orange blossom water sporting a crown of shredded phyllo and a ruby garnish of rose blossom jam.
From Washington Post • Jul. 8, 2022
For anything savory, any bread, anything with fruit or nuts or pastry cream, pause for a moment while you bite, then chew, and experience a glimmer of gluten-based enlightenment.
From Seattle Times • May 20, 2022
But I loved the pain aux raisins, an escargot-shaped brioche pastry made the traditional French way, loaded with raisins, kept soft and nice by a subtle amount of pastry cream.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 27, 2019
His trembling hands whipped pastry cream as light as a shroud.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
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