STRAWBERRY RHUBARB NAPOLEONS

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Categories     Dessert     Bake     Valentine's Day     Strawberry     Lemon     Rhubarb     Cinnamon     Gourmet     Vegetarian     Pescatarian     Peanut Free     Tree Nut Free     Soy Free     Kosher

Yield Serves 6

Number Of Ingredients 9

For filling
1 pound rhubarb, cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices (about 3 cups)
1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1 1/2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
1 pint strawberries
1 sheet frozen puff pastry (about 1/2 pound), thawed
Garnish: confectioners' sugar
Accompaniment: Lemon Cream

Steps:

  • Make filling:
  • In a heavy saucepan combine all filling ingredients except strawberries and simmer over low heat, stirring occasionally, 10 to 15 minutes, or until rhubarb is soft and falling apart. Transfer mixture to a bowl and cool completely. Hull strawberries and cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices (there will be about 2 cups). Add strawberries to rhubarb mixture, tossing to combine well. Filling may be made 1 day ahead and chilled, covered. Bring filling to room temperature before assembling napoleons.
  • Preheat oven to 375°F.
  • On a lightly floured surface roll pastry into a 14- by 10-inch rectangle, about 1/8-inch thick. Cut pastry into 4 strips, each 14 by 2 1/2 inches. Working with 1 pastry strip at a time, with long side facing you, make three 4-inch-long parallelograms per strip, discarding end scraps, for a total of 12 parallelograms. Invert 2 baking sheets and arrange 6 parallelograms in one layer on each. Freeze pastry 15 minutes, or until firm.
  • Remove 1 baking sheet from freezer and invert a metal cooling rack directly onto pastry to cover parallelograms completely. (Cooling rack will weight down pastry to form a decorative pattern.) Bake pastry with cooling rack in middle of oven until golden brown and cooked through, 10 to 15 minutes. Carefully remove rack from pastry and transfer pastry to another rack to cool completely. Bake remaining pastry in same manner. Parallelograms may be made 4 days ahead and kept in an airtight container at room temperature.
  • Assemble napoleons:
  • Arrange 6 parallelograms, design sides up, on dessert plates and top each with about 1/2 cup filling. Put remaining 6 parallelograms, design sides up, on top of filling and sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.
  • Serve napoleons with lemon cream.

Miriam Nafuna
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These napoleons were delicious! I will definitely be making them again.


Richard onyenka
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I'm not a big fan of strawberries, but I really liked these napoleons. The rhubarb and pastry were so good that they made up for the strawberries.


Mohammad Nayem
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These napoleons were a bit too sweet for my taste, but I still enjoyed them.


zia123 Zia123
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I love the presentation of these napoleons. They look so elegant.


Dean Coffey
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The recipe was easy to follow and the napoleons turned out great. I would definitely make them again.


md sohidjt
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These napoleons were a bit too complicated for me to make. I would recommend them for experienced bakers.


3bouda FF
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I made these napoleons for my husband's birthday and he loved them. He said they were the best napoleons he'd ever had.


Didintle Molusi
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These napoleons were perfect for a summer party. They were light and refreshing.


Saeed Malik
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I'm not a big fan of rhubarb, but I really enjoyed these napoleons. The strawberries and pastry were so good that they made up for the rhubarb.


Unini Lucky
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These napoleons were very time-consuming to make, but they were worth it. They were absolutely delicious.


Gost Face
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The pastry in these napoleons was a bit dry. I would try using a different recipe for the pastry next time.


Clinton Zalanje
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These napoleons were a bit too sweet for my taste, but they were still very good. I would reduce the amount of sugar in the filling next time.


Hanan azam
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I love the combination of strawberries and rhubarb in these napoleons. The pastry is also very flaky and delicious.


Prabindon1 Kera
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These napoleons were so easy to make and they turned out so beautiful. I'm so glad I tried this recipe.


Waseem Rasheed
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I made these napoleons for a party and they were a huge success! Everyone loved them.


ajith aji
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These napoleons were a huge hit with my family! The combination of sweet strawberries and tart rhubarb was perfect, and the flaky pastry was delicious. I will definitely be making these again.