Cake "Napoleon"
I'm sure many this recipe will seem familiar, as it has for many years.
The cake turns out very tender.
Instead of custard you can use oil, but with custard for my taste, is better.
The number of ingredients is obtained 10-12 servings.
Ingredients
dough:
- 300 g butter
- 2 eggs
- 150 ml of water
- 1 tbsp. vinegar 6% or 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 1/8 tsp. salt
- 600-650 g flour
cream:
- 1 liter of milk
- 400 g sugar
- 2 tsp. vanilla sugar
- 8 egg yolks
- 100 g flour
Preparation
In cold water, add vinegar, stir.
Beat the eggs.
Add water, vinegar, salt, stir.
Cold oil to RUB on a large grater or cut into cubes.
Flour pour on a cutting surface.
Add the oil.
Flour with butter chopped with a knife.
In the resulting mass to make the hole, pour the eggs with vinegar.
Knead the dough.
Divide the dough into 10-12 pieces, to form balls.
Cover them with cling film, put into the refrigerator for 1 hour.
Then each ball roll out thinly on a baking paper.
Cut a circle with a diameter of about 24-26 see
Circle prick with a fork.
Transfer paper on a baking sheet (pruning does not remove), place in a preheated 180 degree oven.
Bake for 7-10 minutes.
Prepare the cream.
Milk, bring to boil.
Mix yolks with sugar and vanilla sugar.
Add flour, stir.
Add hot milk, stir.
To put weight on a small fire, cook, stirring constantly, until thick.
Baked cooled cake to put into shape.
Lubricate the cooled cream.
Cover with the second sheet, brush with cream.
To assemble, thus, the whole cake, sides and top coat with cream.
Crop chop in a blender.
Sprinkle their sides and top of cake.
The cake in the refrigerator for 6-8 hours.
Bon appetit!
