Classic Mille-Feuille Recipe – Traditional French Pastry with Cream Filling
The classic mille-feuille is a true icon of French pastry — layers of crisp, flaky puff pastry, silky pastry cream, and a beautifully glazed top that melts in your mouth. While it’s often found in elegant patisseries and cafés, this timeless dessert can be made right at home with a few simple techniques. Whether you’re looking to impress guests or recreate the authentic flavors of a Paris bakery, this traditional mille-feuille recipe will guide you step by step to a show-stopping result worthy of a professional pâtissier.
- Servings: 6
Source: Michel Dumas
Ingredients
- Puff pastry: 1 kg
- All-purpose flour for dusting
- Icing sugar
- Whole milk: 1 L
- Egg yolks: 8 large
- Granulated sugar: 200 g
- Cornstarch: 100 g
- Natural vanilla extract: 1 tsp
- Unsalted butter: 30 g
- Fine salt: 1 good pinch
- White fondant: ~300 g
- Chocolate , melted for feathering)