5 from 1 vote

Easy Palmiers

These palmiers may have a fancy French name, but they're very simple to make with sugar, salt, and puff pastry. Here's how to make them.

Prep Time15

Cook Time25

Total Time50

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: French

Servings: servings

Calories: 68

Ingredients

▢ 1/2 cup granulated sugar
▢ Pinch fine sea salt
▢ 1/2 recipe Quick Puff Pastry, or 8 ounces (227 grams) store-bought puff pastry sheet

US - Metric

Instructions

Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat the oven to 425°F (220°C). Line an 18-by-13-inch (46-by-32 1/2-centimeter) rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a small bowl, mix together the sugar and salt.
Pour about 1/4 cup (50 grams) sugar and salt mixture onto your work surface. Put the puff pastry on top of the sugar and salt and roll it out into a 10-by-13-inch (25-by-32 1/2-centimeter) rectangle about 1/2 inch (12 millimeters) thick. Sprinkle the remaining sugar on top of the dough and gently run a rolling pin over the dough to press the sugar into it. Trim the edges of the dough with a sharp knife to create a neat rectangle.
Fold both long sides of the dough inward so they meet along the center of the dough. Then fold both long sides of the dough over once more so they meet in the middle again. Now fold 1 long side of the dough onto the other, making a long, narrow rectangle.
Transfer the pastry to the prepared baking sheet and stash it in the freezer for 10 to 15 minutes, just until the pastry has firmed.
Transfer the pastry back to your work surface (it’s okay if some sugar remains on the surface from earlier). Using a sharp paring knife, cut the pastry into slices 1/4 inch (6 millimeters) wide and arrange them, with 1 of the cut sides up, on the baking sheet, spacing them about 2 inches (5 centimeters) apart.
Bake the palmiers for 12 to 15 minutes, until golden brown. Remove the sheet from the oven, flip the pastries with a thin metal spatula, and bake for an additional 5 to 7 minutes, until the sugar on the palmiers is caramelized on the second side. Trust us, you're going to want to keep a super close watch on your palmiers, as they go from not quite perfection to pretty much scorched in what seems like seconds.
Transfer the sheet of parchment paper and the palmiers to a wire rack to cool completely, if you can resist. Originally published February 22, 2015.

Notes

Variations

Sugar and Spice Palmiers

Mix 1 heaping teaspoon ground cinnamon into the sugar and salt mixture in the recipe above.

Pumpkin Pie Spice Palmiers

Mix 1 1/2 teaspoons store-bought or homemade pumpkin spice mix or 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon, 3/4 teaspoon ground ginger, and 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg into the sugar and salt mixture in the recipe above.

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