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Tompouce
Tompouce: Dutch puff pastry slice with thick custard and pink icing
DutchThe tompouce is the most Dutch of pastries: two thin, crisp layers of puff pastry with a thick yellow custard between them and a glossy pink icing on top, which turns orange on King's Day. It is sold in every bakery and supermarket, and eating one neatly is famously impossible. A common mistake is letting the pastry puff too much, which makes it hard to cut. Chef's tip: bake the pastry under a second tray to keep it flat and crisp, and set the custard firmly with enough cornflour so it holds when sliced.
- Total time
- 60 min
- Difficulty
- medium
- Serves
- 8
Ingredients
For the pastry
- 1 ⅛ lb all-butter puff pastry
For the custard
- 2 cups whole milk
- 3 ½ oz sugar
- 1 ¾ oz cornflour
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ⅔ oz butter
For the icing
- 5 ½ oz icing sugar
- 1 ½ tbsp water
- 1 drop red food colouring
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Method
0/5 doneStep 1: Heat the oven to 400°F (fan 350°F). Roll 1 ⅛ lb all-butter puff pastry into two 20 × 30 cm sheets, prick all over and lay on lined trays. Cover with baking paper and a second tray.
Step 2: Bake for 18–20 minutes, until golden and crisp. Common mistake: no weight; it puffs too high. Cool.
20 minStep 3: Whisk 4 egg yolks, 3 ½ oz sugar and 1 ¾ oz cornflour. Heat 2 cups whole milk, whisk it in, return to the pan and cook until very thick and bubbling. Stir in 1 tsp vanilla extract and ⅔ oz butter, cover and chill.
8 minStep 4: Spread the custard thickly over one pastry sheet and top with the other.
Step 5: Mix 5 ½ oz icing sugar, 1 ½ tbsp water and 1 drop red food colouring into a thick pink glaze and spread over the top. Chill 30 minutes, then cut into 8 with a serrated knife.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 360 kcal
- Protein
- 6 g
- Carbs
- 44 g
- Fat
- 18 g
- Fibre
- 1 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does tompouce take?
- About 60 minutes in total: 40 minutes to prepare and 20 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 8 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- What can I use instead of whole milk?
- Semi-skimmed milk with 1 tbsp cream per 240ml (1 cup).
- What can I use instead of sugar?
- Caster sugar, same amount.
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