Kremšnita

KREMSNITE (Custard Slices Recipe)

Try to guess why is fluffy and airy vanilla custard cake "Kremsnita" (Cream Slices, Cremeschnitte) the most popular dessert in Croatia?

Servings: 15

Author: Kitchen Nostalgia

Ingredients

2.1 lb (500 g) puff pastry sheets, baked Kremsnita / Cremeschnitte FILLING: 200 g (1 1/2 cup) cornstarch

5 Tbsp flour

9 eggs, separated

12 Tbsp sugar (150 g) + 8 Tbsp (100 g)

4 tsp vanilla

2 Tbsp rum

2 liters (8 cups) milk (or 1 liter milk + 1 liter water) 2 cups whipping cream (optional)

Instructions

    1. Mix cornstarch, flour, egg yolks, 12 Tbsp sugar, vanilla, rum and a few tablespoons cold milk.

    2. Boil remaining milk with water in a double boiler.

    3. Add egg mixture to milk and continue to cook until thick, stirring very frequently.

    4. Beat egg whites until stiff. Add 8 Tbsp sugar. Fold into the custard.

    5. Place one layer of puff pastry on bottom of a 9x13 inch (23x33 cm) baking dish. Spread evenly with custard. (You can add a layer of whipped cream on top of custard, if you like.) Cut the second pastry sheet into 15 squares. Lay the squares over custard, pressing down slightly. Refrigerate. Sprinkle Kremsnite / Cremeschnitte with powdered sugar on top before serving.