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Crème pâtissière (pastry cream) lightened with Italian meringue From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Crème chiboust is a crème pâtissière (pastry cream) lightened with meringue, though whipped cream is sometimes substituted for the meringue. It is the filling for the gâteau St-Honoré, supposedly created and developed in 1847 by the pastry chef M. Chiboust of the pastry shop that was located on the Paris street Rue Saint-Honoré.[1] It is sometimes called "Crème Saint Honoré".
Alternative names | Crème chiboust |
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Type | Custard |
Place of origin | France |
Main ingredients | crème pâtissière, meringue |
The recipe given by Jules Gouffé in Le Livre De Patisserie begins by gradually adding flour and milk to egg yolks, heating the custard mixture, and gently folding in meringue.[2]
Crème chiboust can be flavoured with vanilla, orange zest, or liqueurs.
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