From Sally's Baking Addiction
Mille-Feuille (Napoleon Pastry)
- Time
- 5 hr
- Makes
- 5
- Ingredients
- 15
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Ingredients
- 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)
- small pinch salt
- 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
The method
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