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Kremsnita

Kremšnita/KREM-shnee-tah/
Kremsnita
About this dish

A rich custard and cream slice layered between crisp puff pastry, a beloved Croatian dessert.

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Ingredients
🥐2 sheets puff pastry
🥛1 liter milk
🥚8 egg yolks
🍬1 cup sugar
Method
Serves 2
1
Bake the puff pastry sheets flat until golden and crisp.
2
Whisk egg yolks, sugar, and cornstarch, then temper with hot milk.
3
Cook the custard over low heat until thick, then cool slightly.
4
Layer one pastry sheet, pour over the custard, and top with the second sheet.
5
Chill thoroughly, then slice into squares and dust with powdered sugar.
✓ What Makes it Authentic

Kremšnita, especially the version from Samobor, is a classic Croatian vanilla custard slice.

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