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Flaky puff pastry layered with smooth vanilla custard, chilled and sliced into elegant dessert squares.
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: European
Calories: 360
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 sheets puff pastry
  • 3 cups whole milk
  • 0.5 cup granulated sugar
  • 4 egg yolks
  • 0.25 cup cornstarch
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • powdered sugar or glaze for topping

Equipment

  • saucepan
  • whisk
  • baking sheet

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 400°F and bake puff pastry sheets until golden and crisp.
  2. Heat milk in a saucepan until warm but not boiling.
  3. Whisk sugar, egg yolks, and cornstarch until smooth, then slowly add warm milk.
  4. Cook custard over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thickened.
  5. Remove from heat and stir in butter and vanilla extract.
  6. Layer pastry, custard, and top pastry sheet, then refrigerate until set.

Nutrition

Calories: 360kcalCarbohydrates: 38gProtein: 6gFat: 21gSaturated Fat: 11gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 145mgSodium: 170mgPotassium: 180mgFiber: 1gSugar: 18gVitamin A: 12IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 10mgIron: 8mg

Notes

Chilling the dessert thoroughly ensures clean slices and a fully set custard.

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