Palmiers, French Puff Pastry Hearts

Palmiers On A Plate

If you are short on time and need an impressive dessert; these French Palmiers are for you. A palmier is a French pastry that is shaped like a palm leaf or butterfly. It is flaky and crispy with a caramelized sugar exterior. In this recipe puff pastry is the star. Once defrosted it is rolled out on a bed of powdered sugar, then dusted with white and brown sugar, crushed walnuts , cinnamon and a drizzle of honey. The two ends are loosely rolled up until they meet together in the middle, sliced and then baked. It’s that easy…..Any of your favorite combinations of sugars, nuts, chocolates, and fruit jams can be used. Next time I will try a shaved chocolate, nut and raspberry jam combination.

Sliced Palmiers ready to go into the oven

A savory version would be wonderful as well. The tighter you roll the pastry the smaller your Palmier will be. Delicious dunked in tea or coffee. We all need a few quick and easy dessert recipes up our sleeves, you never know when you will have that impromptu visit.

**Tip** Puff pastry is a home cooks secret weapon. For convenience sakes I try and keep a box or two in my freezer at all times.

This recipe had been slightly adapted from Budget Bytes.com.

yield: Approx 20Author: Cheriprint recipe

Palmiers, French Puff Pastry Hearts

prep time: 20 MINScook time: total time: 20 mins

Palmiers are flaky and crispy with a caramelized sugar exterior. Quick and easy to prepare, guaranteed to impress.

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 sheet puff pastry, thawed( I used Pepperidge Farm)
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons white sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/3 cup walnuts, (place in a plastic bag and crush with a rolling pin)
• 1 tablespoon honey

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 400°, Line baking sheet with parchment paper or use a silpat.
2. Unfold puff pastry and place on top of the powdered sugar and smooth roll out pastry. With a rolling pin gently roll to a 13 x 13 inch square. Generously sprinkle the top with the brown and white sugars, cinnamon and walnuts. Drizzle with honey. Press mixture lightly into pastry with rolling pin. Roll the sides of the square towards each other until they meet in the middle. The tighter you roll the pastry the smaller your Palmier will be. The looser you roll the larger.
3. Cut dough into 3/8 slices, set on baking sheet, cover pan in cling wrap and chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
4. Bake in preheated oven until crisp and golden brown, about 12 to 15 minutes, turning halfway. Allow palmiers to rest on baking sheet for a couple of minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool.

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