Palmiers (Pigs ears)
Preparation Time: 20 Minutes
Cook Time: 7 minutes
Serves: Makes about 40
These simple puffed up and golden pastries will be a must at every party.
Ingredients
1 quantity (about 650 g) flaky pastry OR quantity (600 g) puff pastry
80ml (65 g) sugar
10ml ground cinnamon
60ml (25 g) ground almonds
Extra sugar for sprinkling
Method
- Roll out pastry on a lightly floured surface to a rectangular shape of about 20 x 30 cm.
- Mix sugar, cinnamon and almonds together. Sprinkle half the sugar mixture over pastry.
- Fold both long ends to the middle. Sprinkle with remaining sugar. Fold in half to the middle again. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for about 1 hour.
- Cut the flat roll into 5 mm-thick slices. Place onto greased baking trays and sprinkle with extra sugar.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 200 °C for about 7 minutes per side, or until golden brown. Turn out onto wire racks to cool. Dip one side in melted chocolate, if preferred.
