Find out how to prepare the spectacular strawberry shortcake with dulce de leche

Worthy of the chicest shop windows, learn how to prepare the delicious and spectacular strawberry millefeuille with dulce de leche! Classic and yet revolutionary. This is because traditional millefeuille is composed of 3 layers of puff pastry interspersed with custard. In other words, with this recipe from Guia da Cozinha, you will learn a super different filling, but with the classic mix of crunchiness and creaminess!

But do you know the origin of this dessert? The delicious millefeuille was already known among Middle Eastern and Greek desserts, such as baklava! Therefore, they were adapted as “a thousand leaves“at the hands of cook French pastry chef Antonin Carême in the 19th century, when it acquired its best-known form.

Even his name is on purpose. In addition to the appearance of multiple stacked sheets, puff pastry actually requires more than 700 layers of folds within it. Therefore, this recipe – including the homemade dough – requires many hours, butter and a lot of physical preparation to roll out, fold and cut the dough over and over again.

Do you want to offer people a different dish for their afternoon coffee? The strawberry shortcake with dulce de leche is definitely the ideal choice! The crunchiness of the dough and the irresistible flavor of the filling will win everyone over. Check out the complete step-by-step guide and try it at home!

Strawberry shortcake recipe with dulce de leche, an elegant dessert

Preparation time: 40min (+1h in the fridge)

Performance: 4 servings

Difficulty level: easy

Ingredients:

• 1 pack of puff pastry (400g)
• Butter for greasing
• Powdered sugar for dusting

Filling

• 3 cups creamy dulce de leche
• 1/2 pack of cream (100g)
• 2 cups chopped strawberries

How to prepare strawberry shortcake with dulce de leche:

1. Roll out the puff pastry following the instructions on the package and cut it into 5cm x 10cm rectangles.
2. Then, arrange them side by side in a large greased rectangular baking dish and bake in a preheated medium oven for 10 minutes or until lightly browned.
3. Remove from the oven and set aside.
4. For the filling, place the dulce de leche, cream, strawberries in a bowl and mix until the ingredients are incorporated. Reserve.
5. Then place a rectangle of pasta on a plate and make a layer of filling.
6. Repeat layers, ending with dough.
7. Dust the surface with icing sugar and decorate with strawberries.
8. Store in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
9. Finally, remove from the refrigerator and serve.

Source: Terra

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