Palmiers / Elephant ears

I have always loved to have Little Heart biscuits. This is one thing that neither have I ever procrastinated my decision to buy and indulge in these crispy heart shaped cookies nor have they ever lasted to be stored to have later. Yes, I was addicted to them :).

Weekly grocery shopping calls in for a tour of the bakery section. All throughout the tour, my inner self would be yelling out to me - control Anupa, control ! But I have disobeyed many a times. One such time was when I fell for Palmiers. They reminded me of Little hearts (my weakness).

When I was done having them, my hunt for the recipe began. Was surprised how easy it is. Because I had some Homemade Puff Pastry stored in the refrigerator already. Made up a batch and they were lovely. This is how I made it.

Ingredients

1. 1 sheet of Puff Pastry (click the link for the recipe)
2. 1 tsp of Cinnamon powder
3. 3-4 tbsp of sugar for filling
4. Egg wash as required
5. A bowl with 3-4 tbsp of sugar for coating

Method

• Thaw the puff pastry(if using frozen puff pastry) and spread it on the counter top. Using a rolling pin roll it out lightly. Do not make it too thin.
• Cut the sides of the puff pastry, so as to obtain a perfect rectangular shape.
• Now spread the cinnamon powder and sugar(ingredient 3) uniformly over the puff pastry. 
• Roll about an inch length of a shorter side of the rectangular puff pastry sheet. Continue rolling it halfway through center. Now roll the opposite side in the similar fashion untill the folded ends almost touch. Coat a layer of egg wash and then fold one side over the other and press it gently. 
• Place it on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and cover it with a plastic wrap and chill it in the refrigerator for about half an hour.
• Remove it from the refrigerator and slice out the roll in 1/4 inch thickness. Roll them in the sugar (ingredient 5). Place them about 2 inches apart from each other on the baking sheet lined with parchment paper such that the layers formed by the folds are facing up. Split the ends slightly and gently flatten the cookie with your thumb. Watch the video link given below for more clarity.
• Preheat the oven to 400 F. Bake the cookies for 7-8 minutes and then flip them. Then continue baking for another 7-8 minutes.
• Remove it from the oven and let it cool before you serve it.

Tips

1. Thaw the puff pastry just enough for you to work with it. It should still be cold else they get sticky. 
2. Don't mind the shape of my cookies. I did try to cut down butter in the puff pastry. But if you follow the same measure of ingredients in the puff pastry, its gonna turn out just fine.

Recipe Inspiration : Cooking with Alia