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Exquisite Candied Chestnut Mille-Feuille: A Professional French Pastry Recipe

Ingredients for 6 servings
  • 3 packets of puff pastry rolled into squares
  • 150g icing sugar
  • 200g chips of candied chestnuts
  • 30 cl fresh cream
  • 2 sachets vanilla sugar
  • 2 tablespoons bitter cocoa powder
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 6 candied cherries
Preparation: 25 minutes | Cooking: 5 minutes

Difficulty: Medium

Preheat the oven to 210°C (th. 7).

Unroll the puff pastry squares and cut 9 in half lengthwise, reserving the rest. This yields 18 rectangles (7 cm x 14 cm). Prick with a fork, brush with egg yolk, dust with icing sugar, and bake for 5 minutes. Flatten with a saucepan base, then bake until golden.

Meanwhile, whip very cold cream with vanilla sugar into firm peaks.

Cool the pastry rectangles completely.

Pipe cream onto 6 rectangles. Dust with cocoa, add broken chestnuts, top with another rectangle, and repeat. Finish with the last layer.

Garnish with cream rosettes and candied cherries. Serve immediately.

Exquisite Candied Chestnut Mille-Feuille: A Professional French Pastry Recipe