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Palmiers

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Two-ingredient French biscuits: puff pastry rolled in sugar, folded into a heart shape, sliced and baked until caramelised and shattering-crisp.

Palmiers is a French pastry from France, ready in about 1 hour and made with all-butter puff pastry and sugar. It serves 20 and is rated beginner to cook.

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A serving of Palmiers
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Prep
15 min
Cook
15 min
Rest
30 min
Total
1 h
Serves
20
Level
Beginner
Calories
108

Ingredients

20 biscuits

Equipment

Method

  1. Step 1

    Scatter half the sugar (opens in a new tab) (mixed with cinnamon (opens in a new tab) if using) over the worktop, lay the pastry on it, scatter the rest on top and roll to a 25 × 30 cm rectangle, pressing the sugar in.

    Fresh herbs scattered over a finished dish
    How it looks · Photo: Klaus Nielsen on Pexels

  2. Step 2

    Fold both long sides in to meet at the centre, then fold one half over the other like closing a book. Wrap and chill 30 minutes until firm.

    • 3 min

  3. Step 3

    Heat the oven (opens in a new tab) to 200 °C (fan 180 °C). Slice into 1 cm pieces and lay cut-side down, well spaced, on lined trays.

  4. Step 4

    Bake 8 minutes until the undersides caramelise, flip with a spatula and bake 5–7 minutes more until golden all over. Cool on a rack — they crisp as they cool.

    Food safety: Molten sugar burns; let them cool before tasting.

About this dish

Origin
France · Commonly attributedAssociated with early 20th-century French patisserie; similar biscuits are made across Europe and Latin America.Also popular in Spain, Germany, MexicoMore food from France
Dish
Snack · Pastries · Sweets & confectionery
Cooking method
Oven-baked
Taste
sweet, buttery
Diet
Vegetarian (lacto-ovo) · No nut ingredients · Low-carb
All labelsVegetarian (lacto-ovo) · Eggetarian · Lacto-vegetarian · Pescatarian · Flexitarian-friendly · Egg-free · No nut ingredients · Alcohol-free · Pork-free · Beef-free · Low-carb
Worked out from the ingredients. How labels work
Good for
Make-ahead · Child-friendly
Cook more with
All-butter puff pastry · Sugar
Techniques
Baking

Allergens

  • Contains: Milkfrom all-butter puff pastry
  • Contains: Wheatfrom all-butter puff pastry
  • Contains: Glutenfrom all-butter puff pastry

Based on typical versions of these ingredients and not verified allergen-free. Brands differ and cross-contact happens, so always check labels. For severe allergies, follow your clinician’s advice.

Nutrition

108 kcal per serving

Estimated

1 serving ≈ 21 g · recipe makes 20

Where the energy comes from

  • Protein 4%
  • Carbohydrate 45%
  • Fat 51%
Nutrition per serving and per 100 g
NutrientPer servingPer 100 g*
Energy108 kcal512 kcal
Protein1.2 g5.6 g
Carbohydrate12.2 g58.2 g
Net carbohydrate12 g57 g
Sugars5.1 g24.3 g
Added sugars5 g23.8 g
Fibre0.2 g1.1 g
Fat6.1 g29 g
Saturated fat1.5 g7.3 g
Trans fat——
Cholesterol0 mg0 mg
Sodium40 mg190 mg
Salt equivalent0.1 g0.5 g
Vitamins & minerals per serving
Potassium
10 mg
Calcium
2 mg
Iron
0.4 mg
Magnesium
3 mg
Vitamin A (RAE)
0 µg
Vitamin C
0 mg
Vitamin D
—
Vitamin B12
0 µg
Folate (DFE)
20 µg

How these numbers were made

  • Calculated from USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy) per-100 g values and the listed quantities.
  • *Per 100 g of combined raw ingredients; the cooked dish may weigh more or less.
  • Optional ingredients are not included: cinnamon.
  • All-butter puff pastry: Frozen puff pastry (FDC 172790). Shop-bought puff pastry varies; some brands use vegetable fat.
  • “—” means the value isn’t known for enough of the ingredients; it is never zero by default.
  • Values are estimates for guidance, not for medical dosing. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. fdc.nal.usda.gov.

Good to know

Storage

  • Keep 5 days in an airtight tin.

Original editorial recipe · FriendsPantry editorial · Not yet independently reviewed · Added · Updated

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Used in step 1

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