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Mille-Feuille (Napoleon Pastry)

Name: Mille-Feuille (Napoleon Pastry)
Prep time: 105 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 140 min
Yield: 5
Ingredients: Dough:; 1 lb. homemade rough puff pastry or store-bought frozen & thawed puff pastry (2 sheets); all-purpose flour as needed to roll dough; Pastry Cream Filling:; 4 large egg yolks, cold or room temperature; 3 Tablespoons (23g) cornstarch; 2 cups (480ml) whole milk (do not use low-fat or nondairy); 1/2 cup (100g) granulated sugar; 1 Tablespoon (14g) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; seeds scraped from 1/2 vanilla bean (or extra 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract); small pinch salt; 1/2 cup (120ml) heavy cream or heavy whipping cream, cold; Topping:; 1 cup (120g) confectioners’ sugar, sifted; 1.5 Tablespoons milk (dairy or nondairy); 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 2 ounces (57g) semi-sweet chocolate, coarsely chopped

Prep Time

1h 45m

Cook Time

35m

Total Time

2h 20m

This Mille-Feuille (Napoleon Pastry) recipe features layers of homemade rough puff pastry or store-bought puff pastry, filled with a vanilla pastry cream, and topped with a decadent chocolate glaze. A delicate and impressive dessert that is sure to impress everyone you serve it to.

Mille Feuille

Napoleon Pastry

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Servings: 5

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1 lb. homemade rough puff pastry or store-bought frozen & thawed puff pastry (2 sheets)

all-purpose flour as needed to roll dough

4 large egg yolks, cold or room temperature

3 Tablespoons (23g) cornstarch

2 cups (480ml) whole milk (do not use low-fat or nondairy)

1/2 cup (100g) granulated sugar

1 Tablespoon (14g) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

seeds scraped from 1/2 vanilla bean (or extra 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract)

1/2 cup (120ml) heavy cream or heavy whipping cream, cold

1 cup (120g) confectioners’ sugar, sifted

1.5 Tablespoons milk (dairy or nondairy)

1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

2 ounces (57g) semi-sweet chocolate, coarsely chopped

Mille-Feuille (Napoleon Pastry)

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Pastry Cream Filling

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Mille-Feuille (Napoleon Pastry)

Ingredients

Dough

Pastry Cream Filling

Topping

Steps

Nutrition Facts Nutrition facts are based on 1 serving. If servings is not specified, 6 is assumed for the total recipe.

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