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Savory Palmiers

Savory Parmesan cheese and Italian herbs make these Palmiers the perfect appetizer!
Prep Time45 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Additional Time7 hours
Total Time8 hours 5 minutes
Course: Recipe
Cuisine: GBBO Inspired
Servings: 26
Calories: 105kcal
Author: Laura

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 2 cups 240 grams all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2/3 cup 158m cold water
  • 8 ounces 227 grams COLD unsalted butter

Filling

  • 1/2 cup (shredded parmesan cheese
  • 1/2 tsp Italian Herbs dry mix herb mix

Instructions

  • put the flour in a mixing bowl
  • stir together the water and salt
  • drizzle the water over the flour and stir to combine
  • mix by hand until a soft dough forms
  • the lift the dough out of the bowl leaving behind any dry clumps
  • knead lightly until the dough comes together
  • flatten to a 4x4 square, wrap tightly with a plastic bag to keep the air out, refrigerate
  • unwrap the cold butter and lay on a lightly floured counter
  • bash it with a rolling pin until it's flat, and form 4x4 inch square, wrap tightly and refrigerate for 10 minutes
  • after 10 minutes roll the dough out to an 8x8 square
  • lay the butter on the dough and fold the edges in and pinch to seal shut
  • flip over, roll out to a rectangle 4 inches wide and 12 inches long either book fold or letter fold, as described above in the post, turn 90˚
  • repeat the roll and fold, wrap tightly and refrigerate for 30 minutes
  • repeat the folding, rolling X2 refrigerate procedure 5 more times
  • then wrap and refrigerate for AT LEAST 4 hours before rolling out, you can also wrap tightly and rest it overnight
  • line two baking sheets with parchment
  • when you're ready to bake quickly roll the dough out to a 12X10 rectangle
  • sprinkle with the parmesan and herbs, press lightly
  • roll each half up to the middle then gently pinch together
  • slice the log into 1/4 - 1/3 of an inch slices
    Unbaked savory palmiers arranged on parchment paper.
  • lay the slices an inch apart on the prepared baking sheet, if you need to reset the slices so they look right now is the time to do it
  • preheat the oven to 400˚
  • put the baking sheets into the refrigerator while the oven preheats
  • when the oven is ready put one pan in the oven on the middle rack
  • bake for 20-25 minutes JUST until the palmiers have puffed up, and are lightly brown, don't let them burn
  • repeat with the remaining tray
  • serve the same day

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 105kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 122mg | Potassium: 15mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 0.05g | Vitamin A: 234IU | Vitamin C: 0.001mg | Calcium: 27mg | Iron: 0.5mg