Cinnamon Orange Palmiers
This recipe is from “simple and easy” category, or more precisely – “simple, easy, and delicious” :) Well, it is obviously easy if you happened to make puff pastry in advance, or decided to go with a store-bought puff pastry (in this case, make sure it’s a good quality all-butter puff pastry). I’m planning to serve these palmiers along with cranberry and orange mousse. But, it will be my next post (I apologize for the delay but I do experience some lack of time recently, as well as some flu).
Makes about 5 dozens
Ingredients:
- 1 lb puff pastry
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- Zest of 1 large orange
Preparation:
Center an oven rack and preheat the oven to 400F. Cover a large baking sheet with parchment or a silicone mat. Set aside.
Combine the sugar, cinnamon, and zest together in a small bowl, stir well with a fork.
Sprinkle some of the sugar mixture over a working surface, then roll one half of the puff pastry into a 10-inch square. Sprinkle more sugar evenly over the pastry and roll the rolling pin lightly over the surface to adhere the sugar. Fold in two opposite sides of the pastry square so the sides meet in the center. Sprinkle some sugar, and repeat the folding. Sprinkle more sugar again, then fold one half of the pastry over the other. Cover loosely with parchment and place in the freezer to firm up, for about 30 minutes.
With a sharp knife cut the chilled roll crosswise into ¼-inch-thick slices. Dip the cut sides of each piece in the sugar mixture and arrange, cut side down, on the prepared baking sheet.
Bake the palmiers in batches until golden and caramelized on the bottom, about 15 minutes. Turn the cookies over (be careful, the caramel is extremely hot and dangerous!) and bake until golden on the other side, about 7 minutes more. Transfer the baked cookies on a rack and cool completely.
Oh my! These are one of my favorites just with sugar. Orange and cinnamon must be an adictive adition…
Fantastic!! These palmiers look so nice and delicious!!! Can I make them with store puff pastry??
I love orange-cinnamon flavors….
Ana
I actually have a sheet of puff pastry in my freezer and couldn’t decide what to do with it. Here’s my answer!
Oh yum..these do look easy and delish!
I hope you are feeling better!
I love anything citrus, and anything cinnamon, and anything puff pastry… So basically these are favorites of mine all the way! Delicious!
Hope you’re feeling better, Vera. I love palmiers. If I can find all butter puff pastry at my store I’m making these!
Hope you’re fealing better from the flu! The palmiers are so cute, I love them. I’m sure they’ll go so great with your mousse!
These are so delicious and crunchy. I have got to make these.
Thanks for the recipe!
Morgana, thank you very much! If you like cinnamon and orange together you might like these :)
Ana, thank you! Sure, you can make them from the store-bought pastry.
Cate, I hope you will like them :)
Leslie, thank you! They are easy, indeed. And thank you very much for your good wishes!
Patricia, thank you very much! I’m happy you liked the idea :)
Eileen, thank you so much! I’m feeling a bit better.
Rita, thank you! I’m better now. They were a nice crunchy accompaniment :)
Ivy, thank you! And you are very welcome! I hope you will like them.
I love these. What turns into one or two for a snack becomes the whole freaking package. I should definitely try this!
Wow, those are just beautiful. Something must be going around, my fiance and I keep passing the flu back and forth. Hopefully you’ll be over it soon! I hear nothing chases the flu away as well as orange and cinnamon!
Good grace, I haven’t had this palmier for such a long time. They look so good that I feel tempted to make it right now. Oh no…, I don’t have puff pastry in hand! Must put this in my list next thing to make! Cheers, elra
Very pretty and gorgeously crunchy! A delightful treat!
Cheers,
Rosa
Oh hope you’re feeling better soon, Vera! Eat more palmiers! Oranges have lots of vitamin C in them! ;)
Those look perfect for a nice cup of tea or coffee! I hope you find more time (and less flu…feel better).
Beautiful! I love making palmiers, and your version sounds so delicious!
I have never made palmiers, sad! They are gorgeous!
these are gorgeous little treats, and hello–there’s cinnamon!! frozen puff pastry is a gift from god. :)
“Simple, easy and delicious” — that’s my favorite kind of recipe. I love food that is accessible and tastes awesome! These look so perfect, almost nostalgic with the good, simple ingredients. I’m sure they taste fantastic as well!
Looks fantastic! Gorgeous photos!
I made cinnamon palmiers recently and they were great. I love your addition of orange!
My husband and I were away this past weekend to Ithaca. We saw these all over the place. I wanted to try one but sadly I am usually disappointed with store bought goodies as they are usually stale. Now I think I am inspired to make them so I can try them. Thank you for the recipe and idea. I cant wait to check out that mousse. Hope you are feeling better!
I made mine to go with green curry ice-cream, Vera…such a coincidence..
One of my favorite childhood treats! Hope you feel better soon!
These are simple AND easy? They look so elegant that I thought they’d be hard to make. Thanks for sharing your secret and feel better soon!
Oh, I adore palmiers! These look stunning. If anything can cure the flu it would be these.
Gabriela, thank you!
Andrea, thank you! And thank you for your kind wishes! I don’t know about healing qualities of the cinnamon but vodka with pepper works pretty well :)
Elra, thank you very much!
Rosa, thank you! They are certainly crunchy, that’s why I love them so much :)
Y, thank you! I hope so :)
Camille, thank you for your words!
Anita, thank you! When the heat is gone making the puff pastry becomes a pleasant exercise :)
Maria, thank you! They are very easy and worthy to be made :)
Grace, thank you! I always make more than I need and freeze the extra :)
Irene, thank you so much! Simple things are often the best ones :)
Tarah, thank you very much!
Brilynn, thank you! I’m sure your cinnamon palmiers were great.
Lori, thank you for your kind wishes! I’m feeling better already.
I also find the store-made ones unacceptable:( The cookies are the best the day they are made. I’ll post the mousse recipe tomorrow, thank you for the interest.
Thip, the green curry ice cream sounds very intriguing :) Coincidence, indeed…
Helen, thank you very much for your kind words! I’m feeling better already.
Lisa, yes, they are :) Thank you for the kind words!
Zoë, thank you! Since I feel better they must work :)
Those look fantastic! Maybe dipped in a teeny bit of dark chocolate.. Mmmmmmm!!
I tried to make puff pastry but it didn’t come out “puffy” or at least very little. So before I attempt these ultra delicious looking palmiers (they are my favorite) I need to work on my dough. Any tips?
Ashley, thank you! Chocolate would be great here!
Abby, I love Pierre Herme’s inside-out puff pastry. It’s sturdier and easier to work with. If you don’t have a recipe and want me to e-mail it to you, let me know. But it might take some time since the recipe is long to type and my mom’s birthday is in two days :)
Wow! I could go for some right now with a cup of hot tea…..The addition of orange sounds so interesting.
Palmiers are entirely versatile. Cinnamon and orange sounds wonderful - a perfect gift for our friend at A Southern Grace to satisfy her cinnamon obsession :)
wow love these!! defiantely gonna give them a try at home once!
They look SO tasty, and are so simple to make! I’m making this tomorrow! Can’t wait!
Kim, Giz, Marianna, Natasha, thank you very much! I’m touched!
I have never known how to make these before, they look stunning but not quite as difficult to make now that I see your directions!
Oh my gawd…these look HEAVENLY!!!
Laurie, they are not difficult at all.
Michelle, thank you for the complement :)
Hi Vera!
I have just cooked your recipe! it was so simple to make and was delicious! Tks!!
Kisses, Glau
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Glau, I’m so glad you liked them! Thanks for letting me know.