Snack · 110 min · russian

Napoleon Cake

A Russian snack built around puff pastry and milk — on the table in 110 minutes.

✓ USDA-verified nutrition data

Ingredients

• 2 lb Puff pastry
• 3 cups Milk
• 1 cup Sugar
• 4 Egg yolks
• 1/3 cup All-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup Butter
• 2 tsp Vanilla

Steps

1. Bake the puff pastry sheets at 400 degrees until deeply golden and puffed; cool, then split each into thin layers.
2. Whisk the yolks, sugar, and flour; temper with hot milk and cook, stirring, until thick enough to coat a spoon.
3. Beat in the butter and vanilla off the heat; press plastic directly on the surface and cool completely.
4. Layer pastry and custard, pressing gently; reserve one crumbled layer for the top.
5. Chill overnight under a light weight so the layers compress into sliceable strata.
6. Shower with pastry crumbs before serving; the contrast of crisp shards and silk custard is the whole point.

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