Napoleons

Name: Napoleons
Yield: Makes 8 Napoleons
Ingredients: 1 1/4 cups (6 1/4 ounces/177 grams), unbleached all-purpose flour; 1 tablespoon, sugar; 1/2 teaspoon, salt; 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks), cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/4-inch cubes; 3 tablespoons, ice water; 1 teaspoon, juice from 1 lemon; 1 recipe, Pastry Cream for Éclairs or Napoleons; 2 tablespoons, half-and-half; 1 ounce (28 grams), bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, chopped fine; 3/4 cup (3 ounces/85 grams), confectioners' sugar, sifted; 1 1/2 teaspoons, half-and-half; 1/4 cup (1 ounces/28 grams), confectioners' sugar, sifted; 1/8 teaspoon, vanilla extract

Desserts or Baked Goods
Tarts
Cookies

Often considered a rarefied French pastry, Napoleons are almost never attempted outside of commercial bakeries. Could we create a recipe that is doable for home cooks and yields delicious results that are worth the effort?

SERVES Makes 8 Napoleons

Why This Recipe Works

This is a members' feature.