Cake Napoleon - the secrets of the Imperial recipe

Cake "Napoleon" this air, so sweet, so festive... Anyone disagree? Let me justify famous meal - perhaps you too have fond purchased cakes! This "Napoleon", prepared by all the rules and of good products that will not leave anyone indifferent.

If you want to try the "Napoleon" abroad, remember that in France and Italy, this cake is called "millefeuille" (millefeuille), which means "1000 layers. In the UK this dessert is called "vanilla slice" (vanilla slice). And only in the United States and Russia that it was "Napoleon".

Cake "Napoleon" is interesting not only for the original recipe, but the history of their names. There is a very funny version of the story of Emperor Bonaparte, who flirted with one of the maids of his wife. The jealous wife caught them at the moment when Napoleon whispered something flushed the girl's ear. Of course, the wife was indignant: what happens in my living room? What Bonaparte, without batting an eye, said that invented the original recipe of the cake and that is about it tells the maid of honor. Wife, of course, a little believed, but Bonaparte went to the end and hastily came up with the ingredients and method of preparation of the cake. Cook corrected proportions and the next day filed a contraption dessert "Napoleon" on the table.

And banal version, which is most likely the most truthful, the cake was invented in 1912 by Moscow confectioners, which celebrated 100 years since the victory over the French. Only then it was no cake, but a cake in the shape of Napoleon's hat, which, naturally, got the name "Napoleon". Later the cake was square and has grown into a real cake.

Versions of the origin of names, actually, very much! To list them all, not enough for a dozen articles. In any case, it is not necessary again to say that the cake "Napoleon" is incredibly popular. It was mentioned you can even be found in the Guinness book of world Records! For example, last year the cake half-ton was baked in Zelenograd!

But now, unfortunately, in the store to find a good cake "Napoleon" is a rarity. Purchase a hard cake, crumble, is too sugary cream. So the only way to enjoy a good cake "Napoleon" is to go to a proven restaurant or cook it yourself. It is not easy, but the result will be a perfect dessert for the holiday table. But why only holiday? Let's skryim our everyday life!

Remember the secrets of cooking cake "Napoleon" and start to cook!
- Flour for cake shall be of fine, premium grade and it is necessary to sift.
- The butter for the dough promnice how to avoid lumps.
- Unroll the dough at a temperature of 15 to 17 пїЅC. If the temperature is below the oil will harden and begin to crumble. If the temperature is above the oil rasplyvetsya and elastic dough you will not get.
- Finished cakes necessarily puncture in several places. After cooking oscurita them.
- If you want to get crispy cake - cakes promazyvaya cream before serving. If you want it juicy and wet, then keep the finished cake a few hours in the refrigerator.

Classic "Napoleon"

For the dough you will need: a pound of flour, 1 egg, 400 grams of butter, 1 tsp. lemon juice, a pinch of salt.

Preparation: In a glass pour resultando egg, add water up to the top. Then pour it into a bowl and add salt, lemon juice and even a glass of water. Pour this mixture into the flour. Knead homogeneous dough.

Knead the dough with your hands until full elasticity. Then roll into a ball, cover with a towel and leave on for 20 minutes. Then roll out the layer (the edge should be shorter the middle), sprinkle with flour, again, cover and leave for 10 minutes.
Mash butter, not to leave lumps. Add 3 tsp. of flour and mix thoroughly. Put in freezer for 30 minutes
Then remove, cut into thin slices and put them on a layer of dough: along the long sides to the edges to leave 1.5-2 cm, and the short edge of the wrap over the butter and staple it together. To sumipntg open sides of the resulting rectangle. Visually divide the rectangle into 4 vertical strip, fold it in these "bends" four times. Will be harvesting in 4 layers.
Put the workpiece in the fridge for 20 minutes, then remove and roll out on a floured surface into a rectangle with a thickness of 1 see Repeat with him the same process of folding four times to get the 16 layers. Put in the fridge for 30 minutes and repeat the same operation (roll - folded - cooling) 2 more times. Cool 30 minutes
Bake the cakes at a temperature of 200-220 degrees. Ensure that the cake wasn't blushing.

For custard cream you will need: 1.5 cups of flour, 150 grams. butter, 1.5 liters of milk, 1 large or 2 small eggs, a 2.5 tbsp. sugar.

Preparation: Divide the milk evenly. One half to put on the fire and bring to boil. The second beat flour (add one spoon). When the first portion of milk has boiled, its pour in beaten egg and mix well and again put on the fire. While this mixture begins to boil, it must constantly stirring. The longer boil, the stronger cream. Last, add lightly beaten egg (to foam) and the butter with the sugar, do not forget to stir.

Everything is ready! Collect the cake, accurately cream on each cake. And prepare to taste.

Cake "Napoleon" in a hurry

For the dough: 2 cups flour, 250 grams of margarine, 200 ml sour cream (15%).
For the cream: half a liter of milk, 4 eggs, 200 grams of sugar, 40 grams of flour, vanilla on the tip of a knife, 50 grams of butter.

Preparation:
Sift the flour. Flour and margarine to chop with a knife until you get fine crumbs. Add sour cream and knead the dough. Wrap it in foil and put in freezer for 10 minutes.

While the dough is in the fridge to cook cream cake "Napoleon". Mix eggs with sugar, flour and vanilla. Dilute with cold milk. Put on the heat and, stirring constantly, bring to a boil. Add the butter. Mix well. Cool.

Preheat oven to 200-220 degrees. Remove the dough from the refrigerator. Divided into 7 parts. Each part of the test roll out a thin layer, cut off the excess edges. Put on a baking sheet. Prick the crust with a fork. Bake in the oven until tender.

Put on a platter the first cake, brush with cream, put the next cake, brush with cream, etc.

One cake crush with a rolling pin into crumbs. Decorate the cake "Napoleon" prepared crumbs and let it soak in the refrigerator for several hours.

Video recipe of the cake Napoleon