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Hazelnut Taleggio Cheese Palmiers

Buttery, flaky puff pastry envelopes hazelnut pesto, taleggio cheese and prosciutto ham. It's a winning combination. Frozen or homemade puff pastry can be used in place of my rough-puff pastry. You'll need to make a batch of my hazelnut pesto for this recipe.
Prep Time45 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time1 hour 15 minutes
Course: Appetiser/ Nibble, Baking
Cuisine: Worldwide
Servings: 24 Palmiers

Ingredients

For the Rough Puff Pastry

  • 250 g/ 9oz/ 2 ¼ cup Plain (all purpose) flour
  • ¼ teaspoon Salt
  • 200 g/ 7oz / ⅞ cup Unsalted butter (cubed)
  • Juice of ½ lemon
  • 175 ml/ ¾ cup Cold water

For the Filling

  • 1 Batch Hazelnut Pesto
  • 120 g/ 5oz/ 1 ¼ cup Taleggio Cheese - coursely grated
  • 3 slices Wafer thin Prosciutto ham
  • 1 Beaten egg

Instructions

Make the Pastry

  • Put the flour and salt into a large bowl
  • Cut the butter into 1cm cubes and add to the bowl. Toss with the flour
  • Add the lemon juice and ¾ of the water. Stir with a blunt metal knife, incorporating all of the flour as you mix. If it is too dry add more water as necessary. The dough should come together to form a soft ball, but it should not be 'wet' or sticky.
  • Dust the worktop & your rolling pin with flour, then roll out the pastry dough to form a long, thin oblong. Lift one short edge of the pastry and fold it over the middle, then do the same with the other edge of the pastry to make three layers. Turn the pastry 90 degrees, then re-roll
  • Repeat this process three more times then wrap the dough in clingfilm and chill in the fridge for 20 minutes
  • Remove from the fridge and repeat the rolling process 3 more times. Wrap again and chill for a further 20 minutes
  • Repeat the rolling process again and chill for a final 20 minutes

Making the Palmiers

  • Remove the pastry from the fridge and roll out into a neat rectangle approximately 30cm x 40cm. Trim any edges if very wonky
  • Stir the hazelnut pesto and spread out over the pastry
  • Top with the grated cheese
  • Finally, rip the prosciutto ham into thin strips and lay on top of the cheese
  • Starting from one of the long edges, roll the pastry up tightly to the middle of the pastry, tucking in the filling as necessary. Repeat from the other side of the pastry, so that the pastry rolls meet in the middle. Chop the ends to neaten
  • Wrap and chill for 30 minutes, pre-heat the oven 180C/ 350F/ GM4 and line several baking sheets with baking parchment
  • Remove the filled pastry from the fridge and slice into rounds approximately ½ cm thick - aim for 24-26 palmiers
  • Lay the palmiers onto the baking sheets, leaving a 3 cm gap between each one to allow them to expand as they cook
  • Brush the top of the palmiers with a little beaten egg and bake for 20-25 minutes until crisp and golden
  • Allow to cool on a wire rack

Notes

These palmiers can be frozen prior to cooking. Once sliced, open freeze on baking sheets and transfer to a freezer bag until required (up to 3 months). Cook from frozen, allowing a few extract minutes in the oven