French Palmiers, a delicious crisp cookie made with puff pastry.
Love is in the air...it is.. isn't it ? Married or not does not matter..does it ...no...when it comes to love that should not matter right !
It is a beautiful cookie,very easy to make but if not closely watched like love :)) can go terribly wrong and you can end up with burnt ones.. :))
Tricks to get palmier right:
1.Do not add too much sugar it will simply caramelize and burn before the cookie is done.
2.Right temp is very important for the cookie to puff up and brown evenly.
Ingredients:(Yields around 18-20 cookies)
Puff pastry sheet - 1
Sugar - 2-3 tsps
Method:
1.Thaw the puff pastry as per the pack instruction.On your work space spread 1tsp sugar evenly as much as the size of the pastry.Unroll the puff pastry spread 1 tsp or slightly more sugar on it uniformly.
2.Fold the two sides of it lengthwise to the middle.
3.Fold both sides once more to the center. Need not be really tight.
4.& 5.(Pic below)Fold one last time so that one side is on top of other. Make sure they are equal and the sides for the heart shape.
6.Instead of a knife take a pair of scissors and cut into 1 cm long pieces.You will notice the edges are looking pointed.
7.(see pic) slightly open the roll and dip your finger in water just to wet it and touch the middle of the heart.Press it lightly so that it sticks (don't make it soggy though).Smoothen the pointed edges .
8.On a cookie tray with parchment paper lay the cookies leaving enough space to expand.
9. Preheat oven to 400 F meanwhile pop the cookie tray into the fridge.When the oven is ready bake first side for 5-7 minutes or until the base is yellowish brown.
10. Turn and bake for 3-5 minutes.Do not over crowd cookies, do it in batches so u will get enough time to turn it without it sticking to the paper.
All the layers should puff up only then it is done,cool on wire rack.dust with sugar (granulated) when completely cool (optional) . Store in airtight container up to 4 days.
- The raw puff pastry gets sticky in room temp so put in the freezer if u have thawed for too long.
- The steam trapped in the layers of the pastry helps the pastry to puff so cooler the better.
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Domesticate Me: Healthy Dark Chocolate Chunk Oatmeal Cookies with Cherries and Sea Salt
Food for 7 Stages of Life: Rose and Cardamon Nankhatai (Eggless Indian Shortbread Cookies)
Virtually Homemade: Oatmeal Caramel Skillet cookie with Marshmallows and Chocolate
The Sensitive Epicure: Almond Butter Cookies (Gluten-Free)
FN Dish: Cookie Comfort
Meena Kumar
Thank you Liz I cannot wait to try out the skillet cookie with caramel.
Anupa Joseph (Palaharam)
Those palmiers have come out in perfect shape....little hearts pole thane onde....Its been a while since I made it...now that you post made me tempt,may be soon I will 🙂
Priya Suresh
Just breath taking clicks, those palmiers are just mindblowing and am speechless..
Liz @ Virtually Homemade
These are beautiful! Fun doing Comfort Food Feast with you 🙂
nandoos Kitchen
Wow! this looks lovely. Exactly like little hearts. Very well prepared.
Bhawna Bagri
Wow very easy to make and delicious cookie.....light and crispy...
Preeti Jaipal
These little hearts look stunning... Meena you always come up with very interesting recipes
Veena Theagarajan
perfect snack
Manjula Bharath
omg just perfectly made palmiers hearts 🙂 excellent clicks dear !!
Meena Kumar
Thank you Anupa. I want to make puff pastry at home some day like you did.
Meena Kumar
Thank you Priya so glad to see u back.
Meena Kumar
Thank you Bhawna.
Meena Kumar
Thank you Manju.
Meena Kumar
Thank you Lisha.
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Thank you Preeti.
Meena Kumar
Thank you Veena.
Meena Kumar
Thank you so much Jane.I wish I could list some fancy ones. I use Pentax K10 ,Tamron 70-300 mm lens(not ideal for food pics) and natural light only.
So glad you stopped by.
Sona S
It looks so lovely and cute, perfectly done and loved the clicks..
Jane, The Heritage Cook
What an incredibly beautiful cookie you made! I really miss having puff pastry available for creating quick spectacularly beautiful treats. Your photography is truly amazing. What camera, lens and lighting do you use?
Navaneetham Krishnan
Made palmiers before and I do agree on the crispiness. Its also addictive because you can't stop with just one piece.
Rekha Vengalil
Meeeenaaa these look so so good... really missing little hearts!!! Such awesome clicks too
sangeetha pn
they look like little hearts.. u made them so well.. 🙂 perfect for those who want to try, I can see step by step pics going to help lots
Smitha Kalluraya
Wow wat an artist you are.. Those cute hearts have come out perfect !!! That shows indeed love is in air 🙂
Haffa Bexi
lovely
Haffa's kitchen
Razina Javed
so cute and delicious snack...
Linsy Patel
You made it so simple, love to try my hands on these cute little hearts, I am sure my sweet hearts will enjoy this.
Sathya Priya
this reminds me of little hearts and its taste similar i guess...cant take my eyes off the pics...
Princy Vinoth
THese are beautiful Meena.Love the pics.Pretty lil hearts
Priya Tessa
Oh Meena, you really took me back to my childhood days, when I used to fancy these kind of "little hearts" that used to come in the red and golden packets. Its like I have almost forgotten them since ages...but undakaan onnum enikku vayya..so pass on some to me!!
Resna Nishad
Oh lovely what a perfect heart cookies dear....you are an amazing photographer... I know I missed your recipe so when I came back first I searched your blog and saw your eye catching post 🙂
easyfoodsmith
Perfect French Palmiers. Love your clicks 🙂
Sebeena Loyd
beautiful cookies and pics beautiful as always.
Shibi Thomas
These palmiers resemble the little hearts. Perfectly done!!!
Savitha Ganesan
Cookies look great. nice tutorial.
Swathi Iyer
Adipoli french Palmiers, looks awesome. I love them but scared to make it as afraid of sugar.
Ruxana Gafoor
wow these little hearts looks awesome..lovely step by step pics..thanks for sharing...
Sreevalli E
Beautifully made french cookies.. They look yum & perfect.
foodiecorner
First time on your blog. .. you have a lovely space here.. Beautiful shots !!! Will try these palmiers soon.. 🙂
Meena Kumar
Thank you Rekha.
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Thank you Sona.
Meena Kumar
Thank you Smitha. :))))
Meena Kumar
Thank you Nava. I know ..it is really addictive.
Meena Kumar
Thank you Haffa.
Meena Kumar
Thank you Razina.
Meena Kumar
Thank you Sangee hope u try it.
Meena Kumar
Thank you Linsy. Please do try.
Meena Kumar
This more flaky kind Sathya. Thank you dear.
Meena Kumar
Thank you Princy.
Meena Kumar
Ha haa I will send it Priya.
Meena Kumar
Thank you Resna those words mean a lot to me.I feel so motivated.
Meena Kumar
Thank you Taruna.
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Thank you Sabee.
Tisa Jacob
Your palmiers are perfect, Ms Meena. I remember eating the commercial variety in India, were they called little hearts? Yours looks so much more wholesome, and so so pretty.
Rafeeda AR
How come I missed this??? I cant stop looking at the palmiers... so much in love with them... so beautiful...
Ambreen (Simply Sweet n Savory)
Ah! These look very tempting and delicious, too pretty to eat.