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A pastry mille-feuille: homemade puff pastry made with butter and clarified butter, filled with cream, topped with puff pastry crumbs, and decorated with …

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Recipe from The Doc, Diablo, Eumolpo and 4 other contributors, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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The mille-feuille is a classic French dessert, consisting of layers of shortcrust pastry, pastry cream, and jam. Here’s how to make this elegant dessert at home.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time1 hr
  • Cook time30 min
  • Resting2 hr
  • Total3 hr 30 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$10.39 $1.30 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

8 people

Swelling

  • $0.80
  • $0.80
  • $0.92
  • $0.16
  • $0.03
  • $0.38
  • $0.49
  • $0.70

churning butter

  • $2.31
  • $2.59
  • $0.16
  • $1.05

Decoration

Prices from US supermarkets for 10 of 12 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Mix the ingredients for the dough into a smooth batter and let it rest in the refrigerator.
  2. Cream together the butter, margarine, flour, and egg yolks until a smooth, flat dough forms, then chill it.
  3. Place this dough in a greased bowl, cover it, and knead it several times (spread, fold in thirds, and let it rest in the refrigerator between each kneading).
  4. Roll out the dough thinly, cut out circles, prick them, and bake in the oven at 200 °C until golden brown.
  5. Layer the discs, filling them with pastry cream. ≈ 3 min
  6. Spread a very thin layer of cream over the last disc, and then sift crumbled pastry over it using a sieve with large holes. ≈ 4 min
  7. Decorate with whipped cream or pastry cream, using a piping bag.

The bill

Mille-feuille

  • 500 g of strong flour (type Manitoba)$0.80
  • 500 g of all-purpose flour$0.80
  • 100 g of butter$0.92
  • 20 grams of salt$0.16
  • 40 grams of sugar$0.03
  • 400 g of milk$0.38
  • 100 g of heavy cream$0.49
  • 40 g of egg yolks$0.70
  • 250 g of butter$2.31
  • 750 g of puff pastry margarine$2.59
  • 100 g of strong flour$0.16
  • 60 g of egg yolks$1.05

Total$10.39

that's $1.30 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 500 g of strong flour (type Manitoba)
  • 500 g of all-purpose flour
  • 100 g of butter
  • 20 grams of salt
  • 40 grams of sugar
  • 400 g of milk
  • 100 g of heavy cream
  • 40 g of egg yolks
  • 250 g of butter
  • 750 g of puff pastry margarine
  • 100 g of strong flour
  • 60 g of egg yolks
  • pastry cream
  • Whipped cream

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