Prince Albert Millefeuille Pastry with Strawberries & Whipped Cream

Ingredients

• •Milk 2 cups
• •Sugar ½ cup
• •Eggs 4
• •Vanilla bean 1
• •Pure corn starch 3 ½ tbsp.
• •Butter 1 oz.
• •Whipped Cream 3/5 cup
• •Strawberries 3 cartons
• •Puff pastry sheets 2 lbs.

Directions

1. 1Remove stems from berries, leaving some intact for the final presentation.
2. 2Pastry Cream:
3. 3Bring 2 cups milk, 1 ½ tbsp. sugar and sliced vanilla bean to a boil in a saucepan over medium heat.
4. 4Combine 4 egg yolks and the rest of the sugar in a medium bowl and whisk until pale yellow.
5. 5Add corn starch to the bowl and transfer the mixture to the saucepan. Remove vanilla bean and stir for 2 min.
6. 6Pour into a mixing bowl and add the butter in cubes, let cool and stir occasionally.
7. 7For a light cream, whisk the mixture and slowly add the whipped cream.
8. 8Pastry:
9. 9Roll out 3 pastry sheets and let cool in the refrigerator.
10. 10Remove pastry sheets from refrigerator and place on wax paper on a baking sheet.
11. 11Cook at 350°F for 35 minutes.
12. 12When removing from oven, place a plate on top of the pastry sheets in order to compensate for the rising.
13. 13Spread icing on the smoothest sides and put in oven at 475° for 2-3 minutes until caramelized.
14. 14Serving:
15. 15Lay a sheet of pastry, a layer of cream, a layer of strawberries and repeat to create 3 layers.
16. 16Place berries on top of top layer of pastry for display.