Diplomat cream: • 60g sugar • 23g cornstarch • 4 egg yolks • Pinch of salt • 360g whole milk • 1 vanilla bean pod • 25g unsalted butter • 150g heavy whipping cream, cold • Saffron bloom: • 0.25g saffron • 10g sugar • 30g whole milk, hot • Dough: • 445g bread flour • 55g sugar • 7g salt • Saffron bloom • 185g whole milk, at 27C • 1 whole egg + 1 yolk • 12g instant dry yeast • 70g unsalted butter, softened and • cubed