How to make a simple French style vanilla slice in 30 minutes

Learn how to make a simple but delicious French style vanilla slice using home made pastry cream with this video tutorial. Get the written recipe here: https://bit.ly/3h6qYUM 🧑‍🍳 ENROLL IN MY COOKING COURSE FOR BEGINNERS: https://bit.ly/2QZM7TX Get the written recipe here: https://www.thefrenchcookingacademy.com/recipes/easy-vanilla-slice 🧅🥕INGREDIENTS🥕🧅 500 ml / 2 cups full cream milk ( not fat reduced) 130 grams / 4.6 oz caster sugar (fine white sugar) 6 egg yolks 1 vanilla bean (fresh) seeds scraped 1 or 2 tablespoons of rhum or liquor of your choice like grand marnier(optional) 40 grams / 1.4 oz plain all purpose white flour 30 grams /1 oz corn starch (also called corn flour) 1 roll of store bought (or home made) puff pastry sheet a bit of icing sugar to decorate at the end Preheat your oven before starting and ideally pre cut your pastry rectangle as well. Cooking time for the pastry around 15 minutes at 200 degrees Celsius around 400 degrees Fahrenheit Start by making the pastry cream then let it cool immediately while you cook the pastry . you can use the pastry cream soon as it is below room temperature . if you want, you can cook the pastry sheet and make the pastry cream beforehand and do the assembly later. pastry cream loses its flavor quickly within 24 hours maximum. ********************************************************************************** IF YOU LIKE MY VIDEOS PLEASE SUPPORT MY CHANNEL 🥐 Become a subscriber and click the bell icon so you never miss a cooking tutorial: https://bit.ly/2Of3oJD 🎗️ join the FCA community on Patreon: https://bit.ly/2XaXw3F 🗣️ Spread the word about the channel and the website 🛒 Visit my Amazon cookware page: https://amzn.to/2sQZd9z. UTENSILS AND COOKWARE STARTER KIT: The cast iron pan I always use: https://amzn.to/343Pvn4 ****************************************************** The Mauviel pan I use plus good copper models: https://amzn.to/2RHSACP ******************************************************* Great all around cutting board (polypropylene): https://amzn.to/2POc0Ei Heavy duty cutting board (wood): https://amzn.to/2H4J5ZR Essential utensil set: https://amzn.to/2Y3eIc2 Kitchen scales Us Oz and metric grams: https://amzn.to/2Vj0Flx Measuring cups set: https://amzn.to/2ViYkqT Great starter cookware set (tri-ply clad): https://amzn.to/2DWJD2a A good nonstick pan: https://amzn.to/2VW02OF A Great cast iron enameled French made pot (Staub): https://amzn.to/302BvXi KNIVES AND KNIFE SETS: ******************************************************* Great value chef knife: https://amzn.to/2vKiB9M Forged knife set (mercer culinary): https://amzn.to/2WuDZvs Fibrox knife set (victorinox): https://amzn.to/2DRrbaV GREAT CULINARY BOOKS TO HELP IMPROVE YOUR COOKING ****************************************************** Great books for home cook (from Leiths school foof and wine): How to cook: https://amzn.to/2FW7ses How to cook pastry: https://amzn.to/2HrmKbz *************************************************** For people wanting to learn technique like in culinary school: The professional chef: https://amzn.to/2H4xPfW Le garde manger: https://amzn.to/3001yOH Paul Bocuse Institute culinary book: https://amzn.to/2H4jr7y The complete robuchon: https://amzn.to/30172cb The professional Patry chef: https://amzn.to/301Q3WX Baking and pastry, mastering the art: https://amzn.to/2vCU0Ue Beautiful French Pastry recipe book: https://amzn.to/2H2a1tc CULINARY REFERENCE GUIDES: ************************************* Escoffier culinary guide (in english): https://amzn.to/2PP8ZUr Larousse gastronomique: https://amzn.to/2H4HWBK Le repertoire de la cuisine (in english): https://amzn.to/2H3TKE5 World atlas of wine: https://amzn.to/2VLiB84