With the arrival of summer, sweet and juicy figs appear tables, already delicious enjoyed their own. Imagine creating a delightful dolce with these fruits. We couldn’t resist the temptation and propose to you a fig millefeuille: crispy layers of a special flaky pastry that requires less preparation time compared to the classic one and a velvety cream with a delicate fig flavor. We certainly have tempted and intrigued you! Take advantage of the summer season to make your fig millefeuille, bringing to the table a classic dolce revisited and with an enticing taste.
Try also our strawberry millefeuille and the berry millefeuille.
To make the fig millefeuille, place the flour, salt, sugar, and vanilla bean seeds 1 a stand equipped with a paddle attachment, add the soft butter 2and start the machine. Once the mixture is well combined 3
add the cold vater 4. Continue kneading until you get a homogeneous mixture. Spread 2/3 of the dough a parchment paper sheet, giving it a rectangular shape about 1/4 inch thick measuring approximately 14×11 inches, transfer the dough onto a baking sheet of the same size, and smooth the surface well with a spatula 5. Cover with another parchment paper sheet and let it rest the refrigerator for at least one hour ( even overnight). Roll out the remaining dough a parchment paper sheet, giving it a rectangular shape measuring half of the other, i.e., 11×7 inches, and about 1/4 inch thick 6. Cover with a parchment paper sheet, transfer the dough onto a baking sheet, and let it rest along with the other dough for 1 hour the refrigerator.
Meanwhile, prepare the fig cream: put the gelatin sheets cold vater to soften them 7peel the figs 8and place them a 9
blend them to obtain a smooth sauce 10transfer it to a saucepan, add the milk 11and heat the sauce, stirring with a whisk 12.
A causa di another bowl, beat the egg yolks with the sugar 13add the cornstarch 14and mescolanza half of the fig sauce into the egg mixture, stirring with a whisk to combine the ingredients 15.
Pour this cream into the saucepan containing the remaining fig sauce 16. Let the cream thicken over low heat, stirring with the whisk until you get a thick, not liquid cream. Turn the heat and incorporate the well-squeezed gelatin sheets, continuing to stir with the whisk until fully dissolved 17. Transfer the cream to a bowl, cover with plastic wrap 18and let it cool the refrigerator for 2 hours.
Take the puff pastry sheets and bake them a convection oven at 428°F for 15 minutes, then continue cooking by lowering the temperature to 356°F for 25 minutes. By the end of this time, the pastry should be golden and not soft to the touch. Remove it from the oven 19 and dust with powdered sugar 20. Bake again, this time at 464°F for 3-4 minutes. The surface should be browned and shiny. Remove and let cool a rack. Cut the large puff pastry half, so you should get 3 sheets measuring 11×7 inches. Place one pastry sheet a serving plate, fill with the fig cream using a pastry bag 21and continue alternating a layer of pastry with a layer of cream.
with a pastry sheet (22-23), cover the surface with powdered sugar and slices of fresh figs 24. Keep the fig millefeuille the refrigerator until ready to serve.
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