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Mille Feuille Of Benne Wafers, Pastry Cream And Berries

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Dairy, Eggs, Grains Emlive05 4 Servings

INGREDIENTS

1 3/4 c Sugar
2 c Milk
4 Egg yolks
1/4 c Cornstarch
1 c Finely-chopped fresh
pineapple
1 t Vanilla extract
1 T Butter
1 pt Fresh strawberries, washed
stemmed
And sliced
1 pt Fresh blueberries, washed
1 pt Fresh raspberries
Splash of Grand Marnier
2 c Flour
1 pn Salt
6 T Butter
1/2 c Toasted sesame seeds
2 Egg yolks
1/4 c Ice water
1/2 c Sweetened whipped cream
4 Fresh mint sprigs

INSTRUCTIONS

In a non-stick one-quart saucepan, combine 3/4 cup of sugar and milk
together. Bring the liquid to boiling point and scald the milk. In a
small mixing bowl, whisk the remaining milk, egg yolks, and  cornstarch
together. Whisk until smooth. Temper the egg yolk mixture  into the
scalded milk. Bring the mixture up to a boil and cook for  about 3
minutes or until the mixture is thick, stirring constantly.  Remove the
pan from the heat and stir in the fresh pineapple, vanilla  and butter.
Pour the filling into a glass bowl and press a piece of  plastic wrap
directly over the pastry cream. Cool completely and then  chill
completely. In a mixing bowl, combine all of the berries, 1/2  cup
sugar and Grand Marnier. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate  for 1
hour. Place the flour, remaining 1/2 cup of sugar and salt in a  mixing
bowl. Using your hands, work the butter into the flour mixture  until
it resembles a coarse meal-like mixture. Add the sesame seeds  and egg
yolks. Mix well. Add enough water to make a dough. Lightly  flour a
flat surface. Roll out the dough, about 1/8-inch thick. Cut  the dough
into 4-inch rounds, yielding 20 rounds. Place the rounds on  an
ungreased baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes, or until lightly
golden. Remove and cool on a wire rack. To assemble, spread 1/4 cup  of
the filling evenly over 16 wafers. Stack four wafers on top of  each
other and top each with the remaining 4 wafers. Spoon the  macerated
berries in the center of each plate. Place the mille  feuilles in the
center of the berries. Garnish with the whipped cream  and mint. This
recipe yields 4 servings.  Comments: The original recipe title as
listed is "Mille Feuille Of  Benne Wafers And Pinapple Pastry Cream
With Macerated Berries".  Recipe Source: EMERIL LIVE with Emeril
Lagasse From the TV FOOD  NETWORK - (Show # EM-1B32 broadcast
05-04-1998) Downloaded from their  Web-Site - http://www.foodtv.com
Formatted for MasterCook by Joe Comiskey, aka MR MAD -
jpmd44a@prodigy.com ~or- MAD-SQUAD@prodigy.net  06-02-1998  Recipe by:
Emeril Lagasse  Converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

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