Cream for profiteroles, grandma's style

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 2 tsp, levelled gelatin powder
• 2 tbsp water, cold
• 40 g cornstarch
• 50 g sugar
• 500 ml milk, cold (3.5% fat content)
• 250 ml cream, whipped until stiff
• 2 packets of vanilla sugar

Instructions

Working time approx. 15 minutes; Rest time approx. 10 minutes; Total time approx. 25 minutes

Mix the gelatin with water and let it swell for 10 minutes. Mix the cornstarch, sugar, and 4 tablespoons of the milk. Heat the remaining milk, remove from the heat, stir in the mixed cornstarch, bring to a boil briefly, add the gelatin, and stir until dissolved. Let the cornstarch mixture cool, stirring frequently. Sweeten the cream with vanilla sugar, fold it into the cooled cornstarch mixture, and fill the profiteroles with it.