Cream desserts are among the most airy and light. French confectioners, Italian and Russian confectioners love them. Who was the first to create delicate cream? The
history of cream dates back to ancient times. Back then, people used thick decoctions of seeds and herbs mixed with honey to treat and care for the skin. However, such creams could not be eaten. People came to the idea of edible cream in the Middle Ages. Pastry cream differs from other types of creams in its sweetness and fat content. It is used to decorate and fill cakes, pastries and other desserts.
Today there is a huge variety of confectionery creams, which are made using modern technologies and ingredients.
How to prepare an airy cream dessert
Ingredients:
- Banana – 3 pcs;
- Butter – 2 tbsp;
- Lemon juice – 1 tbsp;
- Turmeric – 1/3 tsp;
- Egg yolks – 2 pcs;
- Cornstarch – 25 g;
- Milk – 200 ml;
- Chilled cream 33-38% – 250 ml.
Preparation of banana dessert:
Cut bananas into small circles, in a sauté pan melt butter. Put the bananas in the saucepan, mix with the butter and pour in the lemon juice.
Pour turmeric into the banana mixture and beat it with a blender
.
Add the egg yolks to the mixture, pour in the cornstarch, pour in the milk and stir.
Cook the
mixture
until it boils
, stirring
constantly. Remove the custard base from the heat, cover with cellophane
. Separately whip the cream until thickened
.
Whip
also the cooled custard base, add it gradually to the cream.
Whip the cream with the custard base until homogeneous and put
it
into a pastry bag with a nozzle. Strain the cream into pretty bowls.
You get a beautiful banana cream dessert. It can be decorated at will with chocolate, caramel.
How to prepare a strawberry dessert
Ingredients:
- Strawberries – 200 g;
- Egg yolk – pcs;
- Sugar – 80 g;
- Cornstarch – 25 g;
- Chilled cream 33% – 200 ml.
Preparation of strawberry dessert:
Place the strawberries in a saucepan and whip with an immersion blender until puréed. Add the egg yolk, sugar and cornstarch to the strawberry puree and mix together.
Cook the mixture over medium heat until thickened, stirring constantly. Transfer the custard base to a separate bowl and cool under cellophane.
Whip the cream and then the custard base until thickened
.
Fold the custard base into the cream and whisk together. Spoon the cream into a pastry bag and fill the bowls with it.
You can decorate the dessert with some berries and fruits. You get an unusual cream dessert with strawberries.
