Strawberry and Lemon Mille-Feuille a Summer Dessert
Cakes & Cookies · Dessert · François de Mélogue · Provencal Recipes · TasteMille-feuille (pronounced meal foy), or thousand layers, is a rich dessert of several layers of crispy crunchy puff pastry layered with a pastry cream filling and/or fruit. In my version, I layered lemon curd, whipped cream, and ripe strawberries. If you do not have strawberries use other berries or even no berries. Give this classic French dessert a try.
Here is a video too:
Strawberry and Lemon Mille-Feuille
A quick and easy dessert for when you want to impress your friends and family
Ingredients
- 1 sheet puff pastry cut into 2 inch by 4 inch rectangle (see notes)
- 1 large egg beaten
- 1 cup Lemon Curd
- 1 cup Whipped Cream
- 1 pint Ripe Strawberries
- 1/4 cup Confectioners Sugar optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C).
- Lay the semi-frozen puff pastry sheet out onto your counter. Using a sharp knife cut the puff pastry into 2" by 4" rectangles. Brush the tops with the egg and bake for 9 or 10 minutes, or until golden brown. Remove from the oven and let cool completely. You can do this step the day before but it is much better prepared the same day.
- Lay 3 pieces of puff pastry out in front of you. Brush 2 of the pieces each with 1 tablespoon of lemon curd and then 1 tablespoon of whipped cream. Cover the cream/curd layers with sliced strawberries and then top with the last piece of puff pastry. Dust with powdered sugar if you like
Notes
Don't stress about the puff pastry. Use a puff pastry made from 100% butter if you can. If not, Pepperidge Farms makes a decent puff pastry that you can find in the frozen aisle of every major grocery store nationwide. Cut rectangles that are 2 inches by four inches, or make any other shape that you like. I have done squares, circles, and triangles before.
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