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pastry cream

British  

noun

  1. Also called: pastry custard.  a creamy custard, often flavoured, used as a filling for éclairs, flans, etc

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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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