NAPOLEONS WITH BLACK RASPBERRIES
Fluffy, lightened creme patissiere and the best berries go inside layers of puff pastry for this spectacular take on a traditional French dessert.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Lunch Recipes
Yield Makes 6
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Prepare the Puff Pastry.
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Sprinkle work surface with sugar. Roll dough into a rectangle 1/8 inch thick and, using a sharp knife or a pastry cutter, cut in half. Cut each half into thirds, keeping rectangles equal sized, each approximately 6 inches by 8 inches. Water-spray two baking sheets and place pastry rectangles on them. Chill until firm, about 30 minutes.
- Prick rectangles all over with fork tines. Place a wire rack over each set of pastry rectangles and bake until pastry reaches the top of the rack, about 15 to 20 minutes. Remove rack and continue to bake until golden and evenly browned, about 5 to 10 minutes more. Cool completely on racks.
- Make pastry cream: Scald the milk, vanilla bean, and 1/4 cup sugar. Beat egg yolks with remaining sugar until thick. Sprinkle in flour and cornstarch, and continue beating until well mixed.
- Remove vanilla bean from milk. Beat half of the hot milk into yolk mixture. Return this to remaining hot milk and bring to a boil quickly, whisking very fast to prevent scorching. Remove from heat and pour into a bowl to cool. Rub top of pastry cream with butter to prevent a skin from forming. Cover with plastic wrap and cool completely. Immediately before using, fold in softly whipped cream with a wooden spoon.
- To assemble, slice each rectangle horizontally. Place each bottom half on a serving plate. Top with a 1/2-inch layer of pastry cream and berries. Place the top half on top of berries and repeat process with remaining rectangles. Sprinkle top layer with confectioners' sugar. Garnish with berries and serve immediately.
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Lamia Akter Akhi
[email protected]These Napoleons with black raspberries were a hit at my party! The combination of the flaky pastry, creamy filling, and tart raspberries was perfect.
Nay Myo
[email protected]I made these Napoleons for my family and they loved them! The recipe was easy to follow and the Napoleons turned out beautifully.
Meech Hunt 28
[email protected]These Napoleons were delicious! The black raspberries added a unique flavor that I really enjoyed.
Ehtisham Ul Hassan
[email protected]I'm not a big fan of black raspberries, but I still thought these Napoleons were pretty good.
devon garrison
[email protected]The Napoleons were easy to make and turned out great! I will definitely be making them again.
Camando Foji
[email protected]These Napoleons were a bit too sweet for my taste, but they were still good.
Carrie Tucciarone
[email protected]I love the black raspberries in this recipe. They add a unique flavor that I really enjoy.
Keycha Paululum
[email protected]Delicious!
Tutu Abiy
[email protected]These Napoleons were easy to make and turned out great! I will definitely be making them again.
Paranjali Bista
[email protected]The Napoleons were a bit too sweet for my taste, but the black raspberries were a nice touch.
Jason Blackwood
[email protected]I'm not a big fan of black raspberries, but I still thought these Napoleons were pretty good.
Jenn Ludewig
[email protected]These Napoleons were delicious! The black raspberries added a unique flavor that I really enjoyed.
Woodhouse Bates
[email protected]I made these Napoleons for my family and they loved them! The recipe was easy to follow and the Napoleons turned out beautifully.
yussef elpop
[email protected]These Napoleons with black raspberries were a hit at my party! The combination of the flaky pastry, creamy filling, and tart raspberries was perfect.