Coffee Bars With Chocolate Glaze - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 cups milk
3/4 cup roasted coffee beans
8 None egg yolks
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup cornstarch
5 tbsp butter, chopped
3 sheets frozen puff pastry, thawed
5 oz semi-sweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
2 tbsp butter

Preparation

Grease a 12 x 8-inch baking pan. Line bottom and long sides with parchment paper, extending paper 2 inches over sides.
Bring milk and coffee beans almost to a boil in medium saucepan. Remove from heat. Let stand 45 mins.
Whisk egg yolks, sugar and cornstarch in large bowl until combined. Bring milk mixture almost to a boil. Whisk into egg mixture until smooth. Strain over large saucepan; discard beans. Cook on high heat, whisking constantly, until mixture boils and thickens. Remove from heat. Whisk in butter until combined. Spread custard onto plastic wrap lined tray. Cover surface of custard with plastic wrap. Refrigerate until cold.
Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 450\u00b0F.
Place each pastry sheet on separate greased baking pans. Bake about 15 mins or until puffed and lightly browned. Cool. Flatten pastry with hand. Line bottom of prepared pan with a layer of pastry, trimming to fit.
Spread custard over pastry. Top with remaining pastry, trimming to fit. Press down slightly.
For the chocolate glaze, stir chocolate and butter in small saucepan on low heat until smooth. Pour glaze over pastry. Refrigerate until set. Cut into bars to serve.