A European Dessert for Valentine’s Day
Mille-Feuille, or ‘dessert made from a thousand layers’ (Millefoglie in Italian), is a delight that is originally French in origin but is widely consumed throughout Europe. Layered with fresh crème and in this case topped off with strawberries and bananas, making this dessert for your loved one on Valentine’s day will be sure to knock them off their feet!!
INGREDIENTS
- Organic icing sugar
- 250 gr organic strawberries
- 1 organic banana
For the dough:
- 100 gr Organic Flour 0
- 400 gr butter
For the pastel:
- 400 gr Organic Flour
- 10 gr of salt
- 250 gr of water
For the Custard:
- 1 liter of organic milk
- 300 gr of organic sugar
- 100 gr organic flour
- 8 organic egg yolks
- 1 vanilla bean
- peel of 1 lemon
INSTRUCTIONS:
- Knead the dough (butter and flour) without working too much, give it a rectangular shape, and put it in the fridge for an hour before use. Knead the batter for a few minutes and let it rest for an hour at room temperature covered by film.
- Roll out the pastry in a rectangle of about 30×40 cm, put the dough inside, and give a single fold; Refrigerate, and after half an hour give a double fold. Repeat the previous operations giving a single fold and then a double one, taking care to always store in the refrigerator for half an hour between one and the other.
- Cut squares of about 5 cm per side, prick them with a fork, and bake at 200/220 degrees for about 10 minutes or until golden brown.
- Bring the milk to a boil with the lemon zest and the grated vanilla bean.
- Beat the egg yolks with the sugar until you get a light and fluffy mass, then add the flour previously sifted. Add to the milk and bring to 94 degrees continuing to whip. Then remove the lemon peels and vanilla bean.
- Slice 1 banana and 250 grams of strawberries. Then proceed in layers alternating puff pastry, cream, and fruit. Repeat until 3 or 4 layers are obtained. Sprinkle with icing sugar.
SERVE AT ROOM TEMPERATURE WITH A GLASS OF SPARKLING ORGANIC DESSERT WINE!!
