Wild Strawberry Slice (From Worcester News)

Wild Strawberry Slice

7:54am Friday 3rd July 2009

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Type of dish : Dessert
To serve : 6-8
Preparation : 25 min
Cooking : 35 min

Ingredients :
1 kg flaky pastry
300g wild strawberries (try a fruit farm if you don't have any growing nearby)

For filling:
1/2l milk
100g sugar
1 vanilla pod
50g corn flour
25g chilled butter
150g whipped cream

METHOD :
Bring the milk to the boil, with 20g sugar and the vanilla pod split lengthways.
Beat eggs and remaining sugar together.
Add cornflour and a little milk to thin, stir well.
Add to milk and boil again, stirring constantly, for 3 minutes.
Beat in whipped cream.
Wash and slice strawberries in half, add to custard.
Roll out pastry, cut into 3, about 2mm in thickness.

Cook in an oven preheated to 350°F (180°C)for 35 minutes.
Once cooked, remove from oven and put straight onto a cooling rack so pastry does not puff up.
Sprinkle with icing sugar and put under a warm grill for a few seconds.
Build the millefeuille, alternating layers of pastry and custard, until you have three layers of pastry.
Decorate with a few strawberries and fresh mint leaves.

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