Napoleon

Directions

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   1. Thaw the puff pastry sheets until no longer frozen.
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   2. Poke holes on the puff pastry and place it on a baking pan/sheet.
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   3. Place another baking pan/sheet on top of the pastry and bake for 15 minutes (Gas mark 6), or until golden brown. Remove pastry and let it cool.
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   4. Make the pastry cream by placing the milk, half the sugar and the vanilla in a saucepan over medium heat.
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   5. Combine the egg and the remaining sugar in a bowl and whisk until light in color. Add in the flour and mix well.
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   6. When the milk just begins to boil, remove from heat.
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   7. Very slowly half of the hot milk into the egg mixture, stirring all the time.
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   8. When egg mixture is evenly mixed, pour it all back into the saucepan over medium heat.
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   9. Using a spatula or a whisk, mix the pastry cream as it heats.
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    10. Let it boil and keep stirring until it becomes thick.
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    11. Evenly spread the cream over the puff pastry and stack it together.
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    12. To decorate, use either icing or powdered sugar.
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    13. Trim off the edges for better presentation.