pastry cream

noun

Custard thickened with starch.

Meanings

nounpastry cream (countable and uncountable, plural pastry creams)

plural pastry creams

  1. countableuncountableCustard thickened with starch.

    Synonyms: confectioner's cream

Synonyms & antonyms

nounCustard thickened with starch.

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Chicago

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