Russian Napoleon Torte Recipes

NAPOLEON TORTE

Steps:

• To make pastry, cut butter into flour until crumbly and blend in sour cream.
• Form dough into 10 balls.
• Cover each with wax paper and refrigerate overnight.
• Allow dough to stand at room temperature for 15 minutes, then roll each ball into a wafer thin circle on a lightly floured board.
• Prick all over and bake at 350 degrees F.
• for 7 to 10 minutes.
• Cool.
• To make filling# 1--Mix together sugar, flour and salt in top of double boiler.
• Gradually add hot milk, stirring constantly.
• Cook and stir until mixture thickens.
• Pour a small amount over egg yolks, mix thoroughly and pour back into hot mixture.
• Cook for 2 minutes.
• Cool, then add vanilla.
• To make filling# 2--Pour milk into top of double boiler and cook, stirring frequently, until thickened- about 30 minutes.
• Add egg yolks slowly in a thin stream, stirring constantly.
• Add vanilla.
• Cook and stir for 10 minutes.
• CHILL.
• Beat butter until fluffy, then slowly beat in chilled milk mixture.
• TO ASSEMBLE TORTE: Place one layer of pastry on a platter and spread with either filling.
• Continue stacking, alternating fillings, until 1 layer of pastry remains.
• Frost top and sides with remaining filling.
• Crush remaining pastry layer and cover torte with crumbs.
• Refrigerate for several hours.
• Serves 30.