In the brisk morning hours, there was one best things to do in Florence that was on the top of my list—I wanted to go to the local Pasticceria and devour my new favorite pastry Millefoglie Glassato al Pistacchio. Millefoglie is a delectable Italian dessert made by layering puff pastry with either a pastry or chantilly cream.
The Best Italian Pastry? Millefoglie Glassato al Pistacchio.
We had discovered this little flaky piece of heaven on our first day in town and even though the pastry case was lined with other handmade treats, I could not order anything else but the Millefoglie.
It was physically impossible.
That’s were Peter came in real handy. He ordered a different type of Italian pastry, the Budino di Riso, and he is a very good sharer.
I knew that when I got home, I would spend countless hours trying to recreate this sweet. Unless, I Dolci Di Patrizio Cosi, the beloved pastry shop that created the Millefoglie, was willing to deliver to Northern California? Nope. Not a chance.
I portioned and baked puff pastry. I made pistachio pastry cream and chantilly cream. I whipped up a chocolate sauce and crushed some nuts. Turns out making Italian Millefoglie is a process. A process that was worth every minute.
Ta-Da!
Was it the perfect recreation of my beloved. No, not exactly. But, it’s one of those things that I am going to have a lot of fun practicing until I get it just right.
Have you ever recreated a dish from your travels? Have you tried Millefoglie Glassato?
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Wow! Looks spectacular! My sister and I have had lots of fun re-creating a walnut cake we had in Athens. Haven't gotten it exactly right yet, but every "mistake" has been terrific!
Ooh, walnut cake, that sounds yum!
Hello food porn!! That looks amazing, puts my lunchtime salad to shame :(
A salad is what I’ll be having for lunch…and dinner too…after indulging in this dessert!
I'm hungry and tried putting off reading this post until I got home from work but I had to peek…wow!
Ha Ha! Unfortunately, it’s all gone now, so I can’t even eat it :(
That is beautiful!! I've never tried to recreate a dish from a travel experience, because I am definitely not in a cooking stage where I can experiment with a little of this or a little of that. I need a recipe. A very detailed recipe.
I, almost always, need a recipe when I am baking anything. The measurements are way too important and I am way too forgetful!
I absolutely love recreating dishes from my travels! Whether a favorite pasta from Italy or a special salad from Croatia. Next on my list is a caramel panna cotta from Northern Italy. This looks amazing! :-)
OOOH…love panna cotta. Definitely post that one :)
Wow, this looks great. Would you be willing to say, RI? ;)
Wish I could! I have never been there :)
…RI delivery…
Oh my. This looks incredible!!! Thinking about taking a trip to Italy just for the food x
You wouldn’t be disappointed :)