How To Make A Tompouce | Best Dutch Pastry

pastry cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: vanilla pudding

Greek yogurt adds creaminess with fewer calories.

puff pastry

🥗Healthier: phyllo dough

💰Cheaper: homemade pastry

Phyllo dough is lighter and lower in fat.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil provides a dairy-free option.

powdered sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: granulated sugar

Coconut sugar has a lower glycemic index.

In a saucepan, heat the milk and add vanilla extract, mixing it and letting it simmer.

Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius.

In a bowl, mix 2 egg yolks with granulated white sugar and half of the cornstarch.

Add 2 tablespoons of warm milk to the egg mixture and mix well.

Add the remaining cornstarch to the egg mixture.

Pour the egg mixture into the warm milk and whisk until it thickens.

Remove the pan from heat and transfer the custard filling to a wider container to cool for 1 to 2 hours.

Make the sugar glaze by mixing icing sugar with 1 tablespoon of milk, adjusting for consistency, and adding red food coloring.

Cut the puff pastry sheet into eight equal rectangles measuring 5 by 12 centimeters each.

Transfer the puff pastries to a baking pan lined with parchment paper and prick holes in them using a fork.

Bake the puff pastries in the preheated oven for 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown.

Once baked, apply the sugar glaze on top of four of the puff pastries.

Fill the tompouce with the custard filling between two layers of puff pastry.

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