Sweet Milk Pastilla with Almonds : A sweet pastilla: crisp pastry sheets wrapped around a milk cream scented with orange blossom, dusted with powdered sugar and cinnamon.
- 8 servings
- Preparation 30 min
- Cooking 20 min
- Total 50 min
- Level medium
- Devices TM7 · TM6 · TM5
Ingredients : sweet milk pastilla
- 500 ml whole milk
- 60 g cornstarch
- 80 g sugar
- 1 tbsp orange blossom water
- 80 g toasted sliced almonds
- 8 sheets of brick pastry (or phyllo)
- 60 g melted butter
- 30 g powdered sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
Preparation : sweet milk pastilla
- Put the milk, cornstarch and sugar into the bowl.
- Cook, stirring, until the cream thickens. 8 min90°Cspeed 3
- Add the orange blossom water and let cool completely.
- Preheat the oven to 190°C (375°F). Butter a round pan and line it with pastry sheets, letting them hang over the edge like a crown.
- Layer the cream, almonds and buttered pastry sheets, then fold the edges over to close.
- Bake for 20 minutes at 190°C (375°F), unmold and dust with powdered sugar and cinnamon.
Let the cream get completely cold before filling. That way it will not soften the pastry.
Storage: 1 day in the refrigerator, reheat in the oven.
You can make this dish stress free with simple ingredients. Allow about 50 minutes in total. All settings (time, temperature, speed and rotation direction) work on the Thermomix TM5, TM6 and TM7. Follow the steps in order and the result will turn out well. You can also download the recipe as a PDF or copy it to Cookidoo and cook it right away.
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Frequently asked questions
How long does this recipe take?
Plan on 30 minutes of prep and 20 minutes of cooking, which is 50 minutes in total.
How many servings does this recipe make?
This recipe makes 8 servings. The Thermomix bowl holds 2.2 liters at most (about 2.3 quarts): do not double the quantities without checking that limit.
How do I store this recipe?
1 day in the refrigerator, reheat in the oven.
Which Thermomix model can I use?
The settings shown (time, temperature, speed, rotation direction) work on the Thermomix TM5, TM6 and TM7. Follow the steps in order, one at a time.
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