Chocolate palmiers, palmeras or elephant ears thelittleloaf. How to make easy homemade soft pretzels in less than 45 minutes. The recipe for palmeras is a miniature of the classic palmera, sweet and flaky. History of and recipes for soft pretzels not a gf recipe, but i love the history info. Palmiers are made from puff pastry, a laminated dough similar to the. Originally invented as a way of using up leftover pastry, palmiers or palmeras as we came to know them on our recent trip to barcelona, are named for the palm leaf they resemble, but also known to many bakers as elephant ears. Introducing the first installment of the new cultural section of the few for change blog. In spain they are called palmeras palm trees, and they can be topped with coconut or chocolate in japan. We made hojaldres at our staff retreat in july, and relished the memory of eating fried food before noon. Also, for my gf pretzel recipe, ill know to alkalize the water. A simple combination of flour, water, a little bit of salt and a lot of butter and sugar, the taste and texture of a palmier is so much more than the sum of its. Make some with this easy mini pastries recipe that uses puff pastry.
Easy spanish palm pastriespalmeras y palmeritas simple. En cualquier momento preparamos una merienda o desayuno excelente. Palmeras are scrolllike pastries that are sweet and flaky. Ciudad hojaldre spanish edition garcia vazquez, carlos on. A palmier pigs ear, palm heart, or elephant ear is a french pastry in a palm leaf shape or a butterfly shape, sometimes called palm leaves, c. While traditionally ascribed to the french painter and cook claude lorrain who lived in the 17th century the story goes that lorrain was making a type of very buttery bread for his sick father, and the process of rolling the butter into the bread dough created a croissant. Instead of sugar to flavor the pastries, use your imagination and sprinkle or spread spices, like rosemary or garlic as you roll out the pastry. Sep 09, 2012 introducing the first installment of the new cultural section of the few for change blog. Jul 02, 2012 originally invented as a way of using up leftover pastry, palmiers or palmeras as we came to know them on our recent trip to barcelona, are named for the palm leaf they resemble, but also known to many bakers as elephant ears. The butter is put inside the dough or vice versa, making a paton which is repeatedly folded and rolled out before baking the gaps that form between the layers left by the fat melting are pushed leavened by the water. This month were featuring a recipe for hojaldres, a panamanian fried bread thats similar to fried dough, but is usually eaten at breakfast time yum. Also, for my gf pretzel recipe, ill know to alkalize the water now. Palm pastries are basically strips of spanish puff pastryhojaldrerolled up on either side. Puff pastry seems to be related to the middle eastern phyllo, and is used in a similar manner to create layered pastries.
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