Cinnamon Sugar Palmiers
Flaky puff pastry dusted with cinnamon and sugar, baked till light and crisp, with caramelized edges makes these delectable little bites utterly irresistible.
Equipment
- Parchment paper
- Rolling Pin
- pastry cutter or sharp knife
Ingredients
- 1 sheet puff pastry dough
- flour, for dusting
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 large egg, beaten
Instructions
- Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Set aside.
- Preheat oven to 400℉.
- Lightly flour your work surface and roll out dough with a rolling pin into a large rectangle.
- Sprinkle dough with sugar and then cinnamon.
- Using a dough scraper fold a 1 inch strip of one edge (the long edge) of the dough toward the center of the dough.
- Repeat on the other side.
- Fold each strip over again toward the center of the dough leaving about a ¼ inch gap down the center.
- Fold the dough in half making a long log.
- Cut the log into 24-26 inch pieces with a sharp knife or dough scraper.
- Place pieces, on thier sides, onto the parchment paper lined baking sheets.
- Brush with beaten egg and sprinkle with additional cinnamon sugar mixture.
- Bake for 15 - 20 minutes, or until light golden brown.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool for 5 minutes before transferring the pastries onto a serving plate.