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:For 40 pieces, you will need:
- 1
0 kg 2 g Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée) - 2
0 kg 3 g beaten egg - 3
1 cup caster sugar
How long will 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.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 3,046 Kcal or 12,753 Kj | 249 gr | 2,050 gr | 1,714 gr |
| 152 % | 96 % | 193 % | 260 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 412 Kcal or 1,725 Kj | 34 gr | 277 gr | 232 gr |
| 21 % | 13 % | 26 % | 35 % |
| Per piece | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 76 Kcal or 318 Kj | 6 gr | 51 gr | 43 gr |
| 4 % | 2 % | 5 % | 6 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 40 pieces : 1.78 €
- Per piece : 0.04 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
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: Quiche Bretonne, Quick flaky pizza, Peach and verbena feuilleté, Chicken and mushroom pie, Tart Tatin, ... All |
 | Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Little caramelized peach tarts, Lime crémeux, "Moelleux" cake batter, How to cook caramelized puff pastry well, Corsican tarts, ... All |
 | Beaten egg: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Avocado mousse with sorrel, Tea and white chocolate biscuits, Small cheese and bacon rolls , Nanterre brioche, Pecan fruit rolls , ... All |
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