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Napoleon in Greek

8 servings

120 minutes

Alena Ofitserova, pastry chef at The Greeks restaurant, shared the recipe with us.

Napoleon in Greek
Energy value per serving
Calories
585.5kcal
Proteins
9.6grams
Fats
27.4grams
Carbohydrates
73.8grams
Ingredients
8servings
Cooking steps
  • Step 1

    1

    Prepare all the ingredients. Thaw the phyllo dough in advance. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees.

  • Step 2

    2

    Pour milk into a saucepan, grate nutmeg, and place it over medium heat. Heat it but do not bring to a boil.

    Required ingredients:
    1. Milk: 900 ml
    2. Nutmeg: 5 g
  • Step 3

    3

    Mix the yolks with 180 grams of sugar and corn starch.

    Required ingredients:
    1. Egg yolk: 120 g
    2. Sugar: 280 g
    3. Cornstarch: 120 g
  • Step 4

    4

    Pour part of the warmed milk into the yolks, mix, and return everything to the saucepan with the milk.

    Required ingredients:
    1. Milk: 900 ml
  • Step 5

    5

    On low heat, constantly whisking, bring the cream to the consistency of thick sour cream. Once the cream starts to thicken, cook it a little longer and remove from heat while continuing to stir until the saucepan is hot.

  • Step 6

    6

    Transfer the cream to a clean bowl and place it in an ice bath (a bowl with ice and water). Cover the cream with plastic wrap. The cream should cool completely.

  • Step 7

    7

    Pour 100 ml of water into a small saucepan, add 100 grams of sugar, bring to a boil, cook for 30-40 seconds and remove from heat. Allow the syrup to cool completely.

    Required ingredients:
    1. Water: 100 ml
    2. Sugar: 280 g
  • Step 8

    8

    Cut the filo dough into the shape that the cake will be assembled in.

  • Step 9

    9

    Lay the sheets of dough on trays lined with parchment and generously brush each sheet with sugar syrup.

    Required ingredients:
    1. Water: 100 ml
    2. Sugar: 280 g
  • Step 10

    10

    Place the trays in the oven for 3-4 minutes. The baked layers need to cool for about 2 minutes before removing from the parchment sheets. It's okay if the layers break.

  • Step 11

    11

    Place 1 layer at the bottom of the mold. Mix the cooled cream with a whisk and spread part of the cream on the layer.

    Required ingredients:
    1. Filo (phyllo) pastry: 200 g
    2. Milk: 900 ml
  • Step 12

    12

    Assemble the cake by alternating layers and cream. The last layer should be a cake layer. Place the cake in the refrigerator for half an hour.

  • Step 13

    13

    Pour cold cream into the mixer bowl, add mascarpone, syrtaki, and powdered sugar. Whip to stiff peaks at low speed.

    Required ingredients:
    1. Whipping cream 33%: 120 ml
    2. Mascarpone cheese: 140 g
    3. Feta-style brine cheese: 40 g
    4. Icing sugar: 56 g
  • Step 14

    14

    Cover the top of the cake with this cream and sprinkle ground cinnamon on top.

    Required ingredients:
    1. Ground cinnamon:  to taste
  • Step 15

    15

    Decorate the 'Napoleon' with berries and serve with tea.

    Required ingredients:
    1. Fresh berries:  to taste