Puff Pastry Strips with Coffee Cream

Ingredients

Coffee 40 ml

Puff pastry 450 g

Egg yolk 2

Sugar 100 g

Flour 40 g

Milk 260 ml

Butter 200 g

Icing sugar 4 tbsp

Cognac 1 tbsp

Damp a baking sheet with cold water, place the puff pastry strips on it, spaced slightly apart, and let them thaw for 10 minutes. Then place the baking sheet in an oven preheated to 200 degrees Celsius (400 degrees Fahrenheit) and bake for about 15 minutes.

Brew or prepare coffee in a coffee maker. Beat the egg yolks with the sugar until completely dissolved. Then stir in the flour, and gradually add the warm coffee. Pour the mixture into the warm milk and heat over low heat until thickened.

 In a separate bowl, beat the softened butter with 2 tablespoons of powdered sugar until creamy. Stir in the cooled cream a little at a time. Add the cognac last.

Cut the baked and cooled strips horizontally into halves (like buns). Spread the bottom half with buttercream, then top with the top half. Dust with powdered sugar before serving.

Enjoy!