The #1 Dessert Ever Made!!! Cremeschnitte Recipe and Baking Tip and Tricks

Preheat the oven to 400°F/200°C.

Roll out the puff pastry sheet to 13x18 inches.

Put puff pastry on an upside down baking sheet overlapping the edges for at least one inch.

Prick the top of the puff pastry sheet with the tines of a fork.

Bake for about 15 to 20 minutes or until golden-dark brown and crisp.

Cool down, cut the edges that are overlapping the pan edges, cut in half and with a serrated knife to cut the other puff pastry sheet into 12 squares. Leave on the side.

Bloom gelatine in a bowl with cold water and set aside.

In a saucepan, mix sugar and milk and bring to a boil.

Beat egg yolks, cornstarch, and sugar until light and smooth.

Temper the egg mixture by slowly beating in the hot milk in a thin stream.

Return mixture to the heat and bring to a boil, stirring constantly.

When the mixture comes to a boil and thickens, remove it from the heat.

Stir in the vanilla and gelatine. Mix until completely blended in.

Cover with plastic wrap and set aside. Do not cool the pastry cream; use it hot-warm.

Heat sugar and water in a saucepan until the sugar dissolves and the mixture boils.

Boil until a candy thermometer shows 243 F (117C).

While the syrup is cooking, beat the egg whites until they form soft peaks.

With the machine running at high speed, very slowly add the hot syrup and continue mixing for 3 minutes until smooth and shiny.

Place the pastry cream in a bigger bowl and fold the meringue into the hot pastry cream until no streaks remain.

Pour the Chiboust Cream over the baked puff pastry set in the pan and smooth out the top.

Arrange the cut pieces of baked puff pastry over the top.

Chill the assembled Cremeschnitte in the refrigerator for at least 2 to 3 hours to fully set.

Run a knife around the inside edge of the pan to release the mold.

Using the pre-cut top layer of pastry as a guide, cut through the layers until the entire pan has been sliced into pieces.

Dust the top generously with icing sugar and serve.

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