Palmiers

I tried my first Palmiers from Trader Joe's. I was pleasently delighted with the crispy buttery cookie and how well it went with my tea and while I had them in supply, it was my perfect breakfast.
I was very excited when I learned that we will be making them. We used the Puff Pastry which we made ourselves from scratch (a.ka. Classic Puff Pastry) to shape them and create them. They are easy to make and I would definitely love to make these again.

Fruit Band with Puff Pastry

Last week I started a new module which covers baking with Laminated Doughs. One of the first things we made was a Puff Pastry from scratch, also known as the Classic Puff Pastry. However to make the Fruit Band on left, we used a pre-manufactured Puff Pastry sheet. We cut the sheet in half and layered it with one inch strips of puff pastry. We used egg-wash to layer the strips on top. It was baked until golden brown. The puff pastry formed a band which was filled with pastry cream and topped with strawberries, blackberries, raspberries and blueberries. The Apricot Nappage was applie to provide the finishing touch.