Mango Napoleons Recipes

NAPOLEONS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Roll out three sheets of puff pastry, each to the same size and a thickness of 1/8 inch. Prick with a fork, and place on baking sheets.
• Bake in preheated oven until golden, about 10 minutes.
• In a medium bowl, combine cornstarch and 1/2 cup milk with fingers until smooth. Stir in cake flour and half the sugar. Beat in egg yolks. Set aside.
• In a saucepan over medium heat, bring remaining milk and remaining sugar to a rolling boil. Stir in egg yolk mixture; continue stirring and bring to a boil again. Remove from heat and stir in butter and vanilla. Let cool.
• In a small saucepan or in the microwave, heat the jam until runny.
• Place one sheet of pastry on a board. Spread with cooled pastry cream to a thickness of 1/2 inch. Place a second pastry sheet over the cream. Brush with fruit glaze. Spread remaining pastry cream over glaze. Top with final pastry sheet and gently compress layers, using a baking sheet to press.
• To make icing, beat together confectioners' sugar and lemon juice with enough of the egg whites to make a creamy consistency like that of a cream soup. Working quickly, color a small portion of the frosting with red food coloring. Frost the top and sides of the assembled pastry with white icing. Pipe parallel lines of red icing on top of dessert, then draw a pick or knife crosswise through icing to make the traditional design. Let icing set before cutting into bars.

MANGO NAPOLEONS WITH CARAMEL AND CREAM

Steps:

• Make the spiced phyllo: Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Melt butter with cinnamon and ginger in a small saucepan. Cut 2 pieces of parchment to fit a rimmed baking sheet. Brush 1 piece of parchment with spiced butter, and sprinkle with 1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar. Place 1 phyllo sheet on top, and gently brush with spiced butter. Top with another phyllo sheet. Repeat, buttering and layering remaining sheets. Sprinkle remaining tablespoon confectioners' sugar on top. Using a paring knife, trim edges of phyllo to fit parchment, then cut into about 24 2-by-3 1/2-inch rectangles (don't cut through parchment).
• Transfer parchment and phyllo to an upside-down rimmed baking sheet. Brush remaining sheet of parchment with spiced butter, and place on phyllo, buttered side down. Place another baking sheet, right side up, on top of phyllo. Bake until golden brown, 12 to 14 minutes. Transfer phyllo to a wire rack, and let cool. Phyllo will keep, covered, for up to 3 days.
• Make the mint cream: Bring cream and mint to a boil in a small saucepan. Remove from heat, cover, and let stand for 1 hour. Prepare an ice-water bath. Strain cream into a bowl, discard mint, and stir in vanilla. Cover, and place bowl in ice-water bath. Let cool, stirring occasionally, about 20 minutes.
• Make the mango filling: Combine all the ingredients in a bowl.
• Make the mango caramel: Prepare another ice-water bath. Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add sugars, salt, ginger, and cinnamon. Cook, whisking constantly, until sugars begin to dissolve. Add lime juice, and cook, stirring often, until sugars dissolve and sauce thickens slightly. Stir in mangoes, bring to a simmer, and cook until mangoes are tender, about 15 minutes. Transfer to a bowl. Place bowl in ice-water bath, and let cool, stirring occasionally.
• Place 2 tablespoons mango caramel in a medium bowl. Add mint cream, and whisk until soft peaks form.
• To assemble: Place 1 phyllo rectangle on a plate, and spoon mango caramel over top. Top with mango filling. Using an offset spatula, spread 1 tablespoon whipped cream on top. Top with a second piece of phyllo, then caramel, filling, and cream. Dust a third piece of phyllo with confectioners sugar, then place on top. Repeat with remaining phyllo, caramel, filling, and cream. Garnish with mint sprigs, and serve.

MANGO NAPOLEONS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400°. On a work surface, unfold the puff pastry and cut into 6 rectangles. Place on a parchment-paper-lined baking sheet and sprinkle with sugar.
• Bake until golden-brown, about 15 minutes, then lower the heat to 325° and bake for 5 minutes more. Let cool.
• Meanwhile, toss together the mangoes and 2 tablespoons sugar; let stand for 5 minutes.
• Mix the yogurt with the remaining 2 tablespoons sugar and the vanilla. Using a serrated knife, halve the baked pastries horizontally.
• Spread the yogurt-vanilla mixture on the bottom halves, spoon the mango on top and cover with the remaining pastry halves.

NAPOLEON DE BANANO Y MANGO (HOJALDRE)

Steps:

• CUSTARD CREAM:.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the egg yolks, salt, and half of the granulated sugar until the sugar dissolves. Whisk in the flour.
• In a small saucepan, combine the milk, rum and the remaining sugar. Scrape the vanilla seeds from the split pod into the pan. Bring the mixture to a boil over high heat.
• Slowly pour half of the hot mixture into the egg mixture, whisking constantly so the eggs don't cook.
• Reduce the heat to medium and pour the tempered egg mixture back into the saucepan, whisking constantly. Continue to whisk until the cream comes to a boil and thickens, about 1 or 2 minutes.
• Remove from heat and add the butter, whisk until melted and combined. Pour into a bowl, put plastic wrap on surface of cream, then refrigerate until ready to assemble.
• When ready to assemble, fold the WHIPPED cream into the custard cream.
• FOR THE PASTY & FILLING:.
• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Cut the pastry sheet into nine 3 inch squares. Prick each piece with a fork about 10-15 times to keep dough from rising too much when baked. Place on a baking sheet and bake until golden brown - about 20-25 minutes.
• Carefully slice each square horizontally into two layers. Set aside.
• In a small saucepan, melt the butter, lime juice and brown sugar over medium heat, stirring. Pour into a medium bowl.
• Peel the bananas then quarter them by cutting in half crosswise, then again lengthwise. Peel the mango and cut the flesh away from the pit. Slice the flesh into twelve 1/2 inch thick slices.
• Add the bananas and mangoes to the butter sauce, tossing to coat. Grill the bananas and mangoes over low heat, without turning, until grill marks are visible -about 2 minutes. Remove and set aside.
• To assemble: If not already done, fold the WHIPPED cream into he custard cream. Place a layer of pastry on each plate. Spoon some custard cream on top. Place a piece of banana and a piece of mango on the cream. Top with another rlayer of pastry and repeat. Add a third pastry layer on top Put powdered sugar and cinnamon in a small sieve and dust the tops of the Napoleons by tapping on the side of the sieve. Serve immediately.

SALMON AND MANGO NAPOLEON

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, whisk cream until it forms stiff peaks. Add juice of 1 lemon and chives, and mix well. Taste mangoes; if they are very sweet, you may wish to add lemon juice to cream mixture. Season to taste with salt and freshly ground pepper.
• On a cutting board, place one slice of smoked salmon. Using a spatula, spread a thin layer of lemon cream on salmon, covering it completely. Cover cream with slices of mango. Place a second layer of salmon on the mango, and again cover with a layer of cream and a layer of mango. Top with a layer of smoked salmon.
• Cut into four rectangles of equal size, and transfer to four plates. Sprinkle the napoleons with fleur de sel and coarse pepper. Drizzle them with olive oil, and serve immediately.