Mille-Feuill

Name: Mille-Feuill
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: Yield: 4 pastries
Ingredients: Powdered sugar, for topping; 2 cups Vanilla Bean Pastry Cream; 1 ounce granulated sugar; 1 cup heavy whipping cream; 1 pound prepared Puff Pastry Dough

Preparation info

Yield:
4
pastries

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 15

Appears in

Making Dough

By Russell van Kraayenburg

Published 2015

About

THE RECIPE Mille-feuille, also known as a Napoleon, is one of the best-known pastries made using puff pastry. Its alternating layers of vanilla diplomat cream and flaky pastry make for a rich dessert that plays with flavors and textures.

Ingredients

1 pound prepared Puff Pastry Dough
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1

Pastry
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat oven to 375°F. Roll prepared dough into a 12-by-8-inch rectangle. Pierce many holes in dough with a fork or toothpick to let steam escape during baking. (This is called docking the dough.) Transfer to a parchment paper–lined baking sheet.