Mille-Feuilles

Mille-Feuilles; fancy name for Napoleons.  I recently bought a bunch of these Napoleons at L'Amande Bakery. They didn't have my favorite, the salted caramel Napoleons so I settled for the regular ones.

I have to say that they are the best Napoleons. For the longest time, I would buy the Napoleons from Petit Casino in Redondo Beach but they are no longer there. They were good (the best in the area) for a long time till it was introduced recently at L'Amande in Torrance. You cannot beat the flakiness and the the perfect combination of the not-so-sweet custard. 

I was not able to eat all 5 of them so I decided to keep them for the following day and perhaps another day.  Ana, the chef and owner will probably have palpitations when she reads this. Sorry Ana, but there's a happy ending to this story.

If you should find yourself with leftover Napoleons (regular or salted caramel) I found that the key is to not close the lid of the box it comes in. From the time I bought them, I kept the box open and put them in the refrigerator with the plastic box wide open.  I had one the following day and the 3rd day and believe me ...it was crispy and still flaky.  Of course, I will not argue that the best time to have it is the same day BUT, I am happy to report that it is still delicious the following day. Pictured is the 3 day old Mille-Feuilles; notice how flaky (not at all soggy).

This is my happy ending!