Pastry: Palmiers

Puff pastry is delicious, especially when you use it to create these delicious swirls of cinnamon and sugar. You can make your own puff pastry, or you can use frozen pastry.


Ingredients


1 recipe for Easy Puff Pastry
½ cup sugar
1½ tsp cinnamon sugar


Preparation


Heat oven to 375°F. Combine cinnamon and sugar in a small bowl. Divide dough in half and wrap one half and refrigerate. Roll out the remaining dough to a 10x14-inch rectangle on a lightly floured surface or silicone rolling mat. Square up the corners as well as you are able.


Sprinkle the rectangle with half the sugar mixture. Press the sugar lightly into the dough. Starting from one of the 10-inch sides, roll up the dough, but stop when you get halfway. Roll up the other 10-inch side, stopping when you meet the first roll. Press the rolls lightly together, but you don't need to pinch them. Puff pastry doesn't move too much when baking.


Slice the roll into 20 ½-inch slices. Place on prepared baking sheet and bake for 15 to 20 minutes, until the palmiers are golden brown. Immediately remove from the baking sheet and cool on wire racks. Repeat with other half of dough.


Store in an airtight container for up to 5 days. This recipe makes 40 palmiers.