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Chocolate-raspberry Napoleons Recipe
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Hollydayz / All my dishes 1 year, 10 months ago
Fun Valentine Treat!!!
Prep:10m Cook:23m Servings:9
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 Hollydayz |
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Ingredients
- CHOCOLATE PASTRY CREAM
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 Tbs all-purpose flour
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1 cup half-and-half or light cream
- 1 oz semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, chopped
- 2 slightly beaten egg yolk
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 1/4 cup whipping cream
- GLAZE
- 2 cups sifted powdered sugar
- 1/4 tsp vanilla
- 2-3 Tbs boiling water
- 1/3 cup seedless raspberry preserves
- 1-1/2 Tbs melted semisweet chocolate
Directions
- PASTRY - Frozen puff pastry can be used or use your favorite puff pastry recipe.
- Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper or plain brown paper; set aside.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough into a 10-inch square.
- Using a sharp knife, trim off about 1/2 inch from all 4 sides to make a 9-inch square.
- Cut pastry into nine 3-inch squares.
- Transfer pastry squares to prepared baking sheets; prick pastry.
- Bake in preheated 425F over for 18-23 minutes
- Carefully remove pastry from sheet and cool.
- CHOCOLATE PASTRY CREAM
- In a heavy, medium saucepan stir together sugar, flour and salt.
- Slowly stirin half-and-half or light cream; add chocolate.
- Cook and stir over medium heat till mixture is thickened and bubbly.
- Cook and stir for 1 minute more.
- Remove from heat.
- Stir in vanilla.
- Transfer mixture to bowl.
- Cover surface with plastic wrap and cool just till warm without stirring.
- In a small mixing bowl beat whipping cream till soft peaks form/
- Fold whipping cream into warm chocolate pastry cream.
- GLAZE
- In medium mixing bowl combine powdered sugar and vanilla.
- Stir in enough boiling water to mak a glaze of spreading consistency; set aside.
- To assemble, use the tines of a fork to seperate each pastry square horizontally into 3 layers.
- Spread about 1 tsp. of the raspberry preserves.
- Top with middle pastry layers.
- Spread another 1 1/2 tbsp. of the pastry cream on each middle layer.
- Finally, top with remaining pastry layers.
- Spread glaze over top of napoleons, then drizzle with melted chocolate.
- Chill up to 1 hour.
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wynnebaer 1 year, 10 months ago said:
Love chocolate and raspberry......Gotta try....:)
mcgg1394 1 year, 10 months ago said:
Looks yummy. I will have to give this recipe a try. :0)
juels 3 months, 3 weeks ago said:
Sounds decadent! Love napoleons, I'll have to try your version! The pastry cream here sounds very good!