Monday, June 15, 2009

Palmiers



This recipe is adapted from "Martha Stewart Baking Handbook".Palmiers are something similar to the little hearts that we get in Inida.

Ingredients:

3/4 cup sugar
12 1/2 ounce Puff pastry

Method:

Sprinkle;e half of the sugar on a clean work surface.Place dough on top,and sprinkle evenly with remaining sugar.

Gently roll out dough into 17 by 13 inches rectangle,about 1/8 inch thick,continually coating both sides with sugar and being careful not to press too hard around the edges.Using pastry wheel trim the out most edges.

with your fingers,roll up one long side as tightly as possible into a cylinder,being careful not to stretch out the dough and stopping when you reach the middle.repeat on the opposite side until you have two tight cylinders that meet in the middle.Wrap tightly in plastic and freeze until firm,about 15 minutes.

using a knife cut the dough crosswise into 3/8 inch thick slices.Place slices on ungreased baking sheets,about 2 inches apart,and flatten firmly with the palm of your hand.Cover the plastic wrap,and refrigerate for 1 hour.meanwhile,preheat the oven to 375F.





Bake 5 minutes,reduce oven temperature to 350 F.using an offset spatula,flip the palmier over,bake until pastry is golden brown and well caramelized,about 10 minutes.Immediately transfer to a wire rack to cool shiny side up. best eaten same day or you cam keep it in airtight container for up to 3 days.

24 comments:

Shama Nagarajan said...

nice yummy one

Parita said...

wow palmiers have come out perfect, we get these here and i jus love them, they seem simple to make too with pastry puff, lovely!!

Dhanya Ganesh said...

Thank you Shama and Parita for the quick sweet comments. Yes these palmiers are so easy to make.:)

Pooja said...

New to me dhanya..Looking yummy..

Home Cooked Oriya Food said...

Wow awesome... They look so delicious... I liked the picture with intermediate steps... Clear explanations...

Padma said...

Simple and delicious palmiers Dhanya... the first look itself made me think of little hearts biscuit like u metnioned :)

Renuka said...

i remember eating little herats when i was a kid..it was so lovely..yours looks perfect..will try this out...

Ann said...

I do make them often.. quite easy and yummy :) Looks tempting.

Priya Suresh said...

Feel like munching it now..looks yummm!!!

Gita Jaishankar said...

I love Little hearts...they just melt in the mouth...I cant wait to try out your recipe...looks so tempting :)

Pooja said...

hey just stumbled into ur blog ! theses looks so cute !

kittymatti said...

wow!!! this is so simple and cool!! thnx for sharing!

Bergamot said...

Looks nice & crisp.Yummy...

Unknown said...

I am very glad to see you in my blog. You have a very nice blog too.Nice and crispy palmier s looks so tempting

Pavithra Elangovan said...

Dhanya really its tempting , wish to have one...

chef and her kitchen said...

I use to buy those Little hearts a lot when i was kid...Those looks realy yummy

ARUNA said...

Wow you have great recipies. All yummy.. Good Work.

Pooja said...

Wow the palmiers look so delicious! And easy to make too!

Dhanya Ganesh said...

Thank you so much for all your lovely comments:)

Ramya Vijaykumar said...

Dhanya palmiers look very cute!!!

Unknown said...

Looks very delicious..my fav one dhanya!

Dhanya Ganesh said...

Thank you Ramya's.:)

sree said...

landed @ this place from Anns .....nice ,yummy and easy recipe..thnx 4 sharing..:)

anuradha said...

Nice Recipe... Looks mouthwatering, yummy and delicious....