Drinks and Finger Food Recipes - Spicy Palmiers Recipe

  
 

Drinks and Finger Food Recipes - Spicy Palmiers Recipe

Ingredients

Makes 24

  • 250 g/8 oz puff pastry

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil

  • 1/2 teaspoon paprika

  • pinch of cayenne pepper

  • 3 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese

Method:

  1. Roll out the puff pastry thinly on a lightly floured surface and trim to make a rectangle roughly 20 x 25 cm/8 x 10 inches.

  2. Combine the oil, paprika, cayenne and Parmesan and brush  three-quarters of the paste allover the pastry to give an even coating.

  3. Fold over both long sides of pastry in to meet in the middle, spread over a layer of the remaining paste and fold the pastry in half lengthways. Press down firmly.

  4. Using a sharp knife, cut the pastry into 24 thin slices and transfer, cut side down, to 2 greased baking sheets.

  5. Bake the pastries in a preheated oven, 200°C (400°F), Gas Mark 6, for 10 minutes, then turn them over and bake for a further 4-5 minutes until they are crisp and golden. Cool on a wire rack.

  6. These pastries are best eaten the same day.