A traditional napoleon is layers of crisp puff pastry sandwiched with pastry cream and covered with a thin layer of fondant on top. Napoleons can also have a variety of fillings to create flavored napoleons. Napoleons originated from a pastry called Mille Feuille, which means a thousand leaves/layers, this is a reference to the flaky puff pastry. A napoleon is essentially a slice of mille feuille, a single serving, therefore an individual production pastry!A napoleon was named after the French adjective for the city of Naples, which is napolitain. This word was changed to associate with Emperor Napoleon of France. There is actually no reference between the conqueror and the pastry itself.
We made a traditional napoleon (pictured above), as well as an Apple Calvados Napoleon (pictured below). The Apple Calvados Napoleon has a layer of caramelized apples, and is filled with a calvados diplomat cream. Diplomat cream is pastry cream lightened with whipped cream!
(sorry for the blurry photography...)
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