Palmiers

"These are SOOOOOOOOOOO quick and easy to make and are really lovely to have with coffee or as a very LIGHT dessert! The beauty of these are that they can be made well in advance and stored in an airtight container!"
 
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photo by Chef Joey Z. photo by Chef Joey Z.
photo by Chef Joey Z.
photo by Dawnab photo by Dawnab
photo by Dawnab photo by Dawnab
photo by Michael C. photo by Michael C.
Ready In:
25mins
Ingredients:
2
Yields:
25 Palmiers
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ingredients

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directions

  • Roll the pastry out on a suface sprinkled with castor sigar.
  • (roll pastry out to a rectangle shape- about 20cm x 35cm), and trim the edges with a sharp knife.
  • Sprinkle castor sugar over the top of the pastry.
  • Fold in the LONG sides of the rectangle- (so that they meet in the centre), and sprinkle with a little MORE sugar.
  • Now fold in 1/2 lengthways and press SLIGHTLY.
  • Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
  • Cut the pastry roll into 12mm slices (about 1cm slices), and place about 10cms apart on lightly greased oven trays.
  • Bake in MODERATELY HOT oven (210-230'C) for 10 minutes, then turn Palmiers over and bake for a further 10 minutes- or until crisp!
  • Remove from oven and place Palmiers on wire rack to cool.
  • Sprinkle with sifted icing sugar.

Questions & Replies

  1. What is castor sugar?
     
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Reviews

  1. These were just too simple. They were very good, however I did not have any caster sugar so I just used regular white sugar and it worked quite well except that I would sprinkle much more freely next time as I like my sweets.
     
  2. I have made these a few time now. I used vanilla sugar on mine and spread some vegan chocolate icing on top. When I made the icing instead of using butter I used vegan margarine. Delicious treat, thanks for the recipe!!
     
  3. Oh I remember getting these as a kid! They are one of my FAVORITES! Took a little longer to crisp up, but I hung in there. They came out perfect! Thank you for the trip down memory lane!
     
  4. So Simple and Elegant, I love this recipe. Do not make the mistake of making these with phyllo, trust me it doesn't work! These are a great tea cookie and impressive looking and I will make these yearly, thanks! Dawn
     
  5. Absolutely wonderful, easy and delicious. I used raw sugar thanks for posting
     
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Tweaks

  1. I have made these a few time now. I used vanilla sugar on mine and spread some vegan chocolate icing on top. When I made the icing instead of using butter I used vegan margarine. Delicious treat, thanks for the recipe!!
     

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I live in New Zealand, I'm married and my husband and I have no children....but we do have a dog (Bruno the Poodle), and a cat (Gus the Birman)! Back in November 2000, I resigned from a 17yr career with Air New Zealand as a Purser. I am now working as a Private Investigator with my husband - having his own Investigation Company. The work is varied and at times very rewarding as I'm sure you can imagine! I have an absolute passion for shoes...what woman doesn't??!!!, and fashion generally, including that of Home Interiors and furnishings, and gardens. I enjoy, among many past-times, art, gardening, water ski-ing, power walking, and ofcourse...COOKING!!(and entertaining). I guess my pet peeve would be running late for an appointment somewhere! 10 minutes early = 10 minutes late with me!! So, ON time is VERY late!!! If I had a month off - no work, and no responsibilities I would buy 2 return airfares to Honolulu!! And spend 2 weeks on Waikiki Beach with my husband and 2 weeks at home in the kitchen!! And entertaining friends and family.
 
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