Napoleon

Name: Napoleon
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Cuisine: French, European, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 385 g flour, all-purpose; 5 g salt, kosher; 114 g butter; 114 g sour cream; 1 egg, large; 300 ml milk, whole; 3 egg yolks; 150 g sugar; 15 g corn starch; 0.5 tsp vanilla extract; 100 g whole milk; 100 g sugar; 2 egg yolks; 114 g butter; 1 tbsp dry milk; 1.5 salt, kosher; 125 g heavy whipping cream; 25 g powdered sugar

12 steps

Prep:30minCook:2h

The Napoleon cake comprises 10-12 layers of crusty pastry with a whipped pastry cream filling and is encrusted with pastry crumbs. The cake is chilled for 12 to 24 hours to allow the pastry layers to soften.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 10:02:54 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

High

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories382.8 kcal (19%)

Total Fat16.9 g (24%)

Carbs51.4 g (20%)

Sugars25.5 g (28%)

Protein6.7 g (13%)

Sodium435.8 mg (22%)

Fiber0.9 g (3%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

12 servings

Instructions

for the pastry layers

Step 1

Using a food processor, crumb flour and cold butter.

Food ProcessorMix

Step 2

Add sour cream, egg, and process until the dough comes together.

Step 3

Divide the dough into 12 portions, 69 g each.

Knife

Step 4

Roll each portion between two parchment paper sheets making 9" D rounds and refrigerate for 1 hour.

Baking sheet

Parchment paper

Step 5

Preheat oven to 190C/375F.

Step 6

Remove from the fridge as many portions of dough as you can into your oven. Peel off the top sheet of parchment from the dough and prick the dough with a fork. Bake for 10 minutes until golden and puffed. Cut to size and crumble the edges. Continue with the rest of the portions.