Milhojas with Dulce de Leche

This recipe combines a simple puff pastry recipe and some rich dulce de leche to make a delectable dessert!

Ingredients:

For the dough:

  • 2 cups of all pursose flour
  • 1/2 cup of butter, cold
  • 1/4 cup of cream
  • 2 tbsp of powdered sugar
  • A pinch of salt

To decorate:

  • 3 cups of Dulce de Leche
  • 1/2 cup of powdered sugar

Ingredients:

  1. In a large bowl, sift in the all purpose flour, powdered sugar and pinch of salt. Stir to combine.
  2. Cut the butter in chunks and mix them in the bowl with the dry ingredients.
  3. Using a serrated knife, a fork or any other kitchen tool like a potato masher, you’ll need to cut/smash the butter to get tiny crumbles.
  4. Start to combine the dry ingredients with the butter crumbles; the texture will be like wet sand.
  5. Pour the cream into the bowl and stir.
  6. Using your clean hands, knead the dough until firm and even.
  7. Sprinkle some all purpose flour on a flat clean surface and keep kneading the dough for at least 10 – 15 minutes. Don’t worry if some chunks of butter are visible in the dough.
  8. Cut the dough into two pieces and refrigerate them for at least one hour. If you can leave it overnight much better!
  9. Roll each piece of dough to a 2mm thick rectagle and place it in a previously lined baking tray. Using parchment paper instead of greasing is recommended for this recipe.
  10. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C.
  11. Bake each rectangle for 20 minutes or until golden.
  12. Remove from the oven when ready and let it cool down at least 30 minutes.

To decorate:

  1. Take one of the rectangles and spread the dulce de leche on it. Use the back of a spoon to make it smoother.
  2. Place the second rectangle on top of the dulce de leche and press slightly, just enough to make it stick.
  3. Sift some powdered sugar on top!
  4. You can serve these as big or small as you want.