Mini palmiers
Palmiers are a traditional French patisserie, consisting of folded puff pastry caramelized with sugar. These small versions are made with the shop-bought puff pastry that comes ready-rolled in a circle.
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Last modified on: September 11th 2018
Keywords for this recipe:PalmiersPuff pastrySugarCaramelizedFor 20 pieces, you will need:
- 1
250 g Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée) - 2
20 g beaten egg - 3
100 g caster sugar - Total weight: 370 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 19 min. | 20 min. | 39 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 3 min.
Preheat the oven to 430°F (220°C).
Unroll the circle of puff pastry and trim into a square or rectangle (or roll out, if it comes as a block).
Unroll the circle of puff pastry and trim into a square or rectangle (or roll out, if it comes as a block).
Stage 2 - 2 min.
Glaze the pastry all over.
Stage 3 - 2 min.
Sprinkle generously with sugar.
Stage 4 - 2 min.
Fold the sides of the pastry in to meet in the centre.
Stage 5 - 3 min.
Glaze again and sprinkle with more sugar.
Stage 6 - 2 min.
Fold the pastry in half along the join.
Stage 7 - 3 min.
Brush with egg and coat with sugar on both sides.
Stage 8 - 2 min.
Finish by cutting the pastry into slices about 1cm (1/2 inch) thick...
Stage 9
...and arrange these on a baking sheet, not too close together as they will open out during cooking.
Stage 10 - 20 min.
Bake for 20 minutes until golden brown.
Loosen from the baking sheet while hot and leave to cool on a wire rack.
Loosen from the baking sheet while hot and leave to cool on a wire rack.
Remarks
If you make the puff pastry yourself, you can make your palmiers larger as the pastry will be thicker.
Keeping
Several days in an airtight tin.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 534 Kcal or 2,236 Kj | 13 gr | 183 gr | 81 gr |
| 27 % | 5 % | 17 % | 12 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 144 Kcal or 603 Kj | 4 gr | 49 gr | 22 gr |
| 7 % | 1 % | 5 % | 3 % |
| Per piece | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 27 Kcal or 113 Kj | 1 gr | 9 gr | 4 gr |
| 1 % | <1 % | 1 % | 1 % |
How much will it cost?
Source
Home made.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Ham spirals, Apple and pear tart, Tomato tart, Express apple tart, Epiphany galette, ... All |
 | Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Blackcurrant liqueur, Pistachio shortbread biscuits, Agen prune cake, Lime confectioner's custard (pastry cream), Flambéd bananas , ... All |
 | Beaten egg: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Toasted-flour biscuits, Tomato feuilleté with pesto, Cramique, Chicken and mushroom pie, St Tropez tart, ... All |
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