Braided Puff Pastry with Pastry Cream and Toasted Almonds

Name: Braided Puff Pastry with Pastry Cream and Toasted Almonds
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Francesa
Ingredients: 1 kilo puff pastry; 150 grams almonds, toasted and sliced; 500 milliliters cow's milk; 150 grams sugar; 2 eggs; 30 grams cornstarch; 30 grams flour; 10 milliliters vanilla essence; 300 grams icing sugar; 1 egg white

The braided puff pastry is a very traditional recipe in the world of pastry. It is a delicious dessert made with puff pastry and an exquisite filling of classic pastry cream. The braid is topped with delicious sprinkled almonds and a powdered sugar glaze.

Reviewed by Editorial Team of Kiwilimón

Published: 22-09-2015

Preparation

30 mins

20 mins

Medium

Mix 500 ml of milk with 75 g of sugar. Boil the mixture while continuously whisking. Whisk 2 eggs with 75 g of sugar. Add 10 ml of vanilla. Stir. Combine 30 g of flour with 30 g of cornstarch. Incorporate the liquid mixture into the dry ingredients. Temper the eggs with a little of the milk. Stir the eggs with the milk, once tempered. Whisk until the pastry cream thickens. Flour a surface. Roll out 1 kg of puff pastry to 1 cm thick. Cut a rectangle of 20 by 40 cm. Cut strips at a 45° angle on both sides of the dough. Fill with cold pastry cream. Braid the strips together. Brush the braid with beaten egg. Sprinkle with sliced almonds. Bake at 200° C until the puff pastry is golden. Mix 300 g of powdered sugar with 1 egg white. Cover the braid with the glaze.

Nutritional information

* Information per 100g serving, percentage of daily values based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Energy

382

kcal

19.1%

Carbohydrate, by difference

43.3

14.43%

Protein

6.2

12.4%

Total lipid (fat)

20.9

32.15%

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