The Flakiest Pastry, with Apple Puree & Vanilla Custard | At Home With Us

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0:00 Intro
0:59 Apple Puree
3:30 Vanilla Custard
7:07 Fail-proof Flaky Pastry
14:32 Filling Your Pastry
16:05 Bake Time

Mandy Lee's Flakiest Pastry With Apple Puree & Vanilla Custard

PREP TIME: 20 minutes
COOK TIME: 1 hour 5 minutes
MAKES: 1 pastry slab

INGREDIENTS

Apple Puree & Vanilla Custard Fillings:
3 medium Fuji apples, or another firm and sweet apple, like Gala or Pink Lady
1 1/2 tablespoons plus 1/4 teaspoon lemon juice, divided
1/4 cup light brown sugar
1/2 tablespoon fragrant honey, like clover, buckwheat or orange blossom
Sea salt
1 cup whole milk
1/2 vanilla bean, split and scraped, or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 large egg yolks
1/4 cup granulated sugar
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons unsalted butter

Pastry
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1/3 cup , plus 2 tablespoons water
5 to 7 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 1/16-inch pieces and chilled (see headnote)
1 large egg, beaten


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[marinaoliveira]

Her kitchen is so pretty!! I love the dark green

[CharlieCabralos]

Her kitchen is straight out of my dreams

[DessertGeek]

That crunch was just everything! And I'm always in for vanilla custard, it's always so comforting.

[dennismaggie]

This looks delicious Mandy, thank you. I made your flattened chicken “fry” you have on this channel & it turned out amazingly crunchy & perfectly cooked.

[aditikapoor]

unsure if anyone has said this but thank you for including people literally in different climates across the world. it's harder for people not in the states to follow other recipies bc of temperature control but Mandy's recipies are so versatile - they could be followed anywhere! really appreciate it!

[Hollis_has_questions]

No cinnamon, no “apple pie spice” BS. THANK YOU SO MUCH! Just pure apple flavor, complemented by a classic vanilla bean-flecked custard, encased within possibly the easiest flaky pastry dough I’ve ever seen, and I loved the technique of using the bench scraper — I use my scraper so often! — to make thin slices of butter: you turn the science of baking into an almost improvisational art! I never liked apple pie American style, with cold ice cream melting on it, although it’s somewhat more interesting with sharp cheddar on top. But this is not too sweet, not cloying, not something that will stick to the roof of my mouth. Brava!

[jabberwockyings]

mandy's recipes are always so great!! she's a great instructor, everything's very easy to follow (and that kitchen!! my god!!). can't wait to try this one myself ❤️

[thisispeacefull]

I had some leftover homemade Rough Puff Pastry that I need to use and I just made this! So incredibly delicious. The most perfect recipe for staying cozy inside during snowy days. 🤍

[wileenolasiman]

I love her! I made her flatten the bird recipe and it was the crispiest and the juiciest chicken I’ve ever cooked in my life. My family loved it!

[georgenesbitt]

i love the mixture of a4 precision (but convenient) with the nonchalance of not even weighing the butter, great style and i really want to cook this now

[asharma]

Mandy is like the best, of all time, so inspiring. Imma buy her cookbook fo'sure.

[m.p.]

Thanks for teaching the trick of rubbing lemon all over the apples after peeling them, I've been using it ever since and it's useful, thanks!

[maybreadfisher]

Mandy, I love it, without a doubt. So super crispy and flaky. You rock it. 😀🙏🤣 every recipe you made is 100/100. Such a 🌟 star!

[candylove]

I really feel like I learned so much from this! Like my mum is showing me how to make it :D she has such great energy!

[bilkismzakari]

She is good. She explained everything bit by bit❤

[brittanyhall]

I absolutely love the energy that Mandy brings to her videos! Such a lovely teacher and recipe creator!

[rickzzz]

Looks delicious. I’ve always been a little intimidated by pastry but that doesn’t look too bad. Gonna give it a try. Thx!

[leilaniaki]

Love your recipes! You’re a great teacher.

[glg]

Wow! That looked and sounded magical!! Yummy! Great step by step!

[shoshana]

She is so adorable ! I love her recipes.