Candied Bacon Palmiers

Total Time Prep: 20 min. + chilling Bake: 15 min.
Yield 3 dozen
Test Kitchen Approved
Palmiers—also sometimes called elephant ears or palm leaves—are sweet French pastries. You need only three ingredients to make this savory version that can be served as an appetizer. —Jolene Martinelli, Fremont, New Hampshire

Ingredients

  • 6 bacon strips
  • 1 package (17.3 ounces) frozen puff pastry, thawed
  • 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar

Directions

  1. In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Remove to paper towels to drain; crumble. Unfold 1 sheet of puff pastry. Sprinkle with half the brown sugar and half the bacon.
  2. Roll up the left and right sides toward the center, jelly-roll style, until rolls meet in the middle. Repeat with remaining pastry sheet and ingredients. Refrigerate until firm enough to slice, about 30 minutes.
  3. Preheat oven to 400°. Cut each roll crosswise into 1/2-in. slices. Place 2 in. apart on parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake until golden and crisp, 15-20 minutes. Cool on pans 2 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool.
  4. Freeze option: Cover and freeze unbaked sliced palmiers on waxed paper-lined baking sheets until firm. Transfer to freezer containers; close tightly and return to freezer. To use, thaw and bake palmiers as directed.

Nutrition Facts

1 palmier: 91 calories, 4g fat (1g saturated fat), 1mg cholesterol, 70mg sodium, 12g carbohydrate (4g sugars, 1g fiber), 1g protein.

Palmiers—also sometimes called elephant ears or palm leaves—are sweet French pastries. You need only three ingredients to make this savory version that can be served as an appetizer. —Jolene Martinelli, Fremont, New Hampshire
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