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PALMIERS
Also known as PIGS EARS
OR ELEPHANT EARS makes: about 24
1 pound puff pastry dough (2
rectangle sheets) 1 tablespoon soft butter 1/2 cup superfine sugar
Thaw the puff pastry if frozen. Roll one sheet of dough on a lightly
floured work surface to 1/4-inch thick. Spread butter over surface of pastry.
Sprinkle with one half of the sugar. Roll second pastry sheet to the same
size as first. Place on top of first. Sprinkle remaining sugar over whole
surface. Fold as sketched bringing the ends to within 3/4 inch of each
other. Repeat this folding as shown. Slice into 1/4-inch- thick "palm
leaves". Put leaves on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake in a preheated 375
degree oven for 15 minutes. Turn cookies over with a spatula. Continue
baking until golden brown. Transfer palmiers on a rack to cool. Store in an
airtight container.
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