Palmiers

A palm tree (French: palmier) is a Spanish, French and Portuguese pastry in a palm shape or a butterfly shape, sometimes called palm leaves, elephant ears or glasses. It is thought to have originated in France around the turn of the century, but appears to a broader geography than just France

Ingredients....................

1. Puff Sheets- 1
2. Sugar- 100 gm
3. Clove powder- 1/2 tbsp
4. Green Cardamom Powder- 1/2 tbsp
5. Salt- 1/2 tbsp

Method........................

Mix sugar with clove powder, green cardamom powder and salt togather and dust the quarter of the mixture on rolling board place puff sheet and sprinkle another quarter of the sugar on top the puff sheet.

With a rolling pin, thin out  it’s about ⅛" thick, continuing to sprinkle with sugar. Keep turning and rolling and moving the dough to incorporate as much sugar as possible.

• Now fold the top edge to the center, then fold the bottom edge to meet in the center to form a longer, skinnier rectangle. Next, fold the dough in half the opposite direction (horizontally) to bring the shorter sides together.

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Wrap the dough in cling film and refrigerate it for at least 30 minutes, preheat oven to 250º.

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  Now cut the ¼" thick slices  using a sharp knife, and place them in baking tray about 10 min or till golden brown after 10 min turn the palmier over and continue baking about 4 min 

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Cool them completely and serv them, If desired, dip the edges in the melted chocolate, you can be used for ice cream, place in an airtight container and store.