Palmiers are caramelized puff pastry cookies. Delicious, easy, and quick to make. The puff pastry fans are perfect for tea time, as an after-dinner treat, or for a children’s snack. One leads to another.
Of French origin, but spread throughout Europe and various countries around the world, they are also called: butterflies (farfalle), coeurs (hearts), elephant’s ear (elephant ears), orejas (ears), palmeritas, palmier – palmiers (palms)… The perfect recipe for puff pastry fans I found here, I made some slight modifications and here is my result. Below are step-by-step recipe photos.
SAVORY RECIPES with puff pastry
- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Very affordable
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 10 Pieces
- Cooking methods: Electric oven
- Cuisine: International
- Seasonality: All seasons
- Energy 155.18 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 15.61 (g) of which sugars 4.37 (g)
- Proteins 1.85 (g)
- Fat 9.63 (g) of which saturated 1.38 (g)of which unsaturated 7.76 (g)
- Fibers 0.38 (g)
- Sodium 63.33 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 1 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients
- 1 sheet puff pastry (round or rectangular)
- 2 tablespoons tbsps Sugar
- 1 tablespoon tbsp sugar
- 2 teaspoons tsps Water
Below the calories of one Palmier
Tools
- Brush food-grade
- Knife sharp
- Parchment paper reusable
How to make puff pastry palmiers?
On the work surface, sprinkle some sugar and shape it into the form of the puff pastry roll. Place the rolled-out pastry on top.
Using a food-grade brush, lightly brush water over the entire surface of the pastry, then evenly sprinkle the sugar on top.
Tightly roll the two ends until they meet in the center. Place the roll in the refrigerator to firm up for 10 to 30 minutes.
Meanwhile, dissolve the sugar in water in a bowl.
Preheat the static oven to 392°F.
Using a smooth and sharp knife, cut slices about 0.39 inches thick, fix any that got squashed or unrolled after cutting, reshape, and unite them well.
Place the puff pastry fans on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and, using a food-grade brush, lightly brush the entire surface with water and sugar.
Bake (on the second rack, the middle one) in a hot oven at 392°F for about 15 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from the oven, flip them over, and gently press them with a spatula (this way the sugar will caramelize and give these pastries their classic amber color).
Then bake the Palmiers on the lowest rack of the oven for another 5 minutes or until cooked.
As they cool, they harden and become perfect.
Sara’s Tips
Be very careful with the baking time, a few extra minutes can compromise the final result.
To make the recipe vegan, ensure the individual ingredients are vegan when purchasing. I also recommend this vegan sweet: sweet pumpkin cake.
ALTERNATIVES or VARIANTS
– use brown sugar
– you can add to the sugar: cocoa, cinnamon, vanilla, zest of an organic lemon or an organic orange
– they can also be made with a rectangular puff pastry roll, but personally, I prefer the round one
– super indulgent idea: melt chocolate in a double boiler and dip half of each cookie
STORE the Palmiers
The puff pastry fans can be stored in a metal box for over a week.
What is the origin of palmiers?
Palmiers are a type of dry and crunchy cookie, typical of the Italian confectionery tradition, particularly in Northern Italy. The name derives from Prussia, a historical region in Central Europe, and it is believed that the recipe was introduced to Italy during the period of Austro-Hungarian influences.
