millefeuilles
Flaky cream dessert
Millefeuilles is the plural of millefeuille, a French pastry made of thin layers of puff pastry alternating with pastry cream, typically topped with icing or powdered sugar.
The name means "thousand leaves," referring to the many flaky layers.
Known in English as a Napoleon: The bakery's millefeuilles sold out by noon.
Cooked custard filling
- crème pâtissièreCooked egg-thickened vanilla filling
- custardCooked egg-milk mixture
- vanillaOrchid pod extract
- whippedStruck repeatedly, or defeated
mousseline · ganache · mascarpone · chantilly · filling · silky · rich · piped
Bonded between protective layers
- tieredHaving multiple levels
- stackedArranged in a heap
- stratifiedArranged in stacked layers
- interleavedAlternately arranged between layers
sheeted · alternating · sandwiched · multilayered · composite · structured · arranged · sequenced
French sweet-goods establishment
- napoleonLayered puff pastry dessert
- gâteauElaborate layered dessert
- confectionElaborate sweet preparation
- bakeryShop selling fresh loaves
boulangerie · puff pastry · slice · tart · éclair · croissant · palmier · vol-au-vent
pastry cream
Cooked custard filling
- crème pâtissièreCooked egg-thickened vanilla filling
- custardCooked egg-milk mixture
- vanillaOrchid pod extract
whipped · mousseline · ganache · mascarpone · chantilly · filling · silky · rich · piped · smooth
laminated
Bonded between protective layers
- tieredHaving multiple levels
- stackedArranged in a heap
- stratifiedArranged in stacked layers
interleaved · sheeted · alternating · sandwiched · multilayered · composite · structured · arranged · sequenced · banded
pâtisserie
French sweet-goods establishment
- napoleonLayered puff pastry dessert
- gâteauElaborate layered dessert
- confectionElaborate sweet preparation
bakery · boulangerie · puff pastry · slice · tart · éclair · croissant · palmier · vol-au-vent · Danish
crispy
Brittle and snapping
golden · crunchy · crackly · blistered · caramelized · fragile · light · airy · feathered · crumbly
Paris
France's chief city
- patisserieFrench pastry shop
- EscoffierPioneering French culinary master
- haute cuisineElevated culinary artistry
bistro · brasserie · Provence · terroir · gourmand · artisanal · tradition
millefeuillesbrownie
Dense chocolate baked square
cookie · macaron · pound cake · madeleines · shortbread
millefeuillespudding
Creamy thickened sweet dish
mousse · flan · panna cotta · crème brûlée · custard
millefeuillesrice pudding
Grain simmered in sweetened milk
bread pudding · fruit salad · hardtack · cracker · pan dulce