Mille Feuille ( Spatuladesserts)

Updated at: Fri, 08 Sep 2023 14:06:03 GMT

Step 1

In a large enough bowl with the help of a Hand whisk, whisk together sugar and egg yolk until slightly fluffy for about 1-2 minutes

Step 2

Mix in corn starch, flour, and vanilla until throughly incorporated and have a smooth paste

Step 3

Bring milk to simmer in a saucepan on medium heat then remove it from the stove.

Step 4

Pour the warm milk over the egg yolk mixture slowly while whisking vigorously with a Hand whisk.

Step 5

Pour the mixture back into the saucepan and cook on medium heat for a few minutes until it thickens. Concretely it is approximately 1 min after the first boil. It might get lumpy first, don't worry just keep whisking and the cream will get smooth and glossy

Step 6

If in doubt, strain the pastry cream for a lump free, creamy end result.

Step 7

Add in room temperature soft butter and mix with a rubber spatula until completely incorporated. It is worth to add the butter in 3 stages and mix well after each addition.

Step 8

Place the cream into a shallow bowl and cover the entire surface with plastic wrap to avoid skin forming on top. Let it come to room temperature

Step 9

Crème mousseline can be made with room temp pastry cream and room temp butter. Make sure everything is at room temp otherwise the mixture might curdle

Step 10

Once pastry cream cooled to room temp, prepare the mousseline cream by whipping room temp butter first for 1-2 minutes. Start adding in the room temp pastry cream in 4 stages until cream reaches a stable yet fluffy texture.

Step 11

Do not over whip the mixture as it can become runny or can curdle. The cream mgiht be on the soft side at this point due to the room temp butter used so place it back into the fridge for an hour to chill before using it

Step 12

Pre-heat oven to 190C / 374F (no fan)

Step 13

If using my homemade puff pastry recipe, prepare the pastry according to the instructions, then roll the pastry into a large rectangle.

Step 14

The pastry will be baked in between two large (18 x 12 inches) so it will puff up more evenly. Cover a large tray with parchment paper, place the puff pastry sheet on top then poke small holes with a fork all around the surface of the pastry. Cover the dough with another layer of parchment paper and place another large tray on top.

Step 15

Bake the pastry at 190C / 374F for 30 min in between the two trays, then remove the top tray, lightly dust the pastry with powdered sugar and bake / caramelize the pastry for a further 10 minutes at 220C / 428F

Step 16

Once the puff pastry sheets are golden brown, remove it from the oven and let it come to room temperature

Step 17

Trim the side of the pastry sheet using a serrated knife then cut about 24 10x4cm / 4x1.5 inches rectangles. The pastry will be a bit crumbly, but don´t worry, do your best to group the rectangles into groups of 3 and pair the similar ones next to each other.

Step 18

Pipe the cream filling onto one piece of puff pastry. Place another piece of pastry on top then pipe more cream on top and then place another piece of puff pastry on it. Repeat the process 8 more times, overall you will get 8 pieces of Mille Feuille

Step 19

Refrigerate before decorating

Step 20

Whip up the cream and powdered sugar just until the mixture thickens, do not overwhip

Step 21

Turn the Mille Feuille on the side and pipe the decoration on top. Optionally, decorate with vanilla bean

Step 22

Serve the same day. Any leftovers can be stored refrigerated for 2-3 days

Step 23

Measure your ingredients with a Digital scale for accuracy

Step 24

Good quality butter and pure vanilla are the heart of making the cream. Use high-quality 82% fat content European butter and the best quality vanilla you can access. Whole milk is recommended to make the pastry cream as opposed to skinny milk.

Step 25

Fresh, farm eggs will provide bright yellow color cream, while cheaper supermarket eggs will result in a pale cream

Step 26

For the best result, make homemade puff pastry, either the traditional way or in a quicker way using my rough puff pastry recipe

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