Napoleon’s Hats (Napoleonshatte)

 

This is Mette Blomsterberg’s (a famous pastry chef in Denmark) recipe, as was shown on her programme “Det Søde Liv” (“The Sweet Life”), and was found on Mad og Bolig

 

Napoleonshatte opskrift:
(Ca. 16 )
Pastry:
300 g flour
100 g powdered sugar
150 g room temperature butter
1 egg

Marzipan Blend:
100 g sugar (preferably demerara)
1 egg white ( 30 g)
250 g raw marzipan

Other:
Ca. 150 g nougat
Ca. 30 g chopped unslated cashews
Ca. 200 g good-quality dark chocolate for dipping

Pastry:
Knead all of the ingredients together into a uniform dough and refrigerate 1/2 hour.

Marzipan Blend:
Mix sugar and egg white together. Let sit for about a 1/2 hour to dissolve the suar. Knead the mixture into the marzipan a bit at a time until the mass is uniform.

Napoleon’s Hats: 
Roll the pastry relatively thin and cut out circles about 8 cm in diameter with a Rul mørdejen forholdsvis tyndt ud og udstik den i cirkler med ca. 8 cm i diameter med en scalloped cookie cutter. Place the circles on a baking sheet lined with baking paper. Place a small amount of nougat in the middle of each circle. Place a ball of marzipan blend (about the size of a ping-pong ball) atop the nougat.

Take a little bit of water on your hands to prevent the marzipan blend from sticking to your fingers. Fold the pastry up around the marzipan balls, pressing once on 3 sides (much as one forms Hamantaschen; an image of what it should look like can be seen HERE: ) Use three fingers: Your left index finger and thumb; and your right index finger. Sprinkle the tops of each Napoleon hat with some pistachio and the pistachio gently into the marzipan blend.

Bake them in the oven at 190 C for 8-10 minutes, until they are golden. Remove from the oven and let them cool completely. Refrigerate until you’re ready to dip them in chocolate. Temper the chocolate and dip the bottoms of the Napoleon’s hats in the chocolate. They can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for about 4 days or in the freezer in an airtight container for up to 3 weeks (without the chocolate.)