How versatile these lovely little pastries are - I make both sweet and savoury regularly but decided on savoury for this challenge with my Mushroom & Walnut Palmiers. Nuts and mushrooms are such a great combination and the crunch of the walnuts gives these Palmiers a little something extra.
The base of these is a homemade mushroom pate that it just as wonderful spread on crackers - I use a tiny clove of garlic as I'm not a huge garlic fan but if you like garlic, go ahead and add more. I used Forestier Mushrooms and Closed Cup Mushrooms (which you will see from the picture were reduced. Yay!) Chestnut Mushrooms also go very well with these as do Dried Porcini Mushrooms. There is no way that I can make Mushroom Pate look appealing (See picture below) - You are just going to have to believe me that it tastes divine!
Mushroom & Walnut Palmiers
Serves | 10-12 |
Prep time | 15 minutes |
Cook time | 20 minutes |
Total time | 35 minutes |
Meal type | Appetizer, Snack, Starter |
Misc | Serve Cold, Serve Hot |
Ingredients
- 1 packet Puff Pastry (375g)
- splash Olive Oil
- 1 Shallot (Finely Chopped)
- 1 clove Garlic (Finely Chopped)
- 250g Mushrooms (See note above about which mushrooms to use)
- 1 teaspoon Worcester Sauce
- 1 sprig Fresh Rosemary
- ½ sprig Fresh Thyme
- 50g Walnuts (Broken into small chunks)
- 1 pinch Black Pepper
Directions
Mushroom Pate | |
1. | |
Preheat the oven to 210C & line a baking tray with baking parchment. In a large saute or frying pan, heat the olive oil and add the chopped shallot | |
2. | |
Cook for 2-3 mins until pale and soft then add the chopped garlic and continue to cook for 1 minute | |
3. | |
Add the chopped mushrooms, walnuts, Worcester Sauce, pepper and fresh herbs and cook through for around 3-4 minutes or until soft and cooked through | |
4. | |
Remove from the heat and blend in a food processor until fairly smooth - I like a certain texture to my pate so don't blitz for too long but do to your taste. This is nice as a pate on crackers and can be kept chilled for up to 2 days at this point | |
Palmiers | |
5. | |
Roll out the Puff Pastry and spread the pate in an even layer across the top - I sometime add some more chopped walnuts on top of the pate for some extra crunch at this point | |
6. | |
Roll in the 2 long sides to meet each other in the centre and make palmier shapes (otherwise known as Pig's ears or Elephant Ears) | |
7. | |
Cut into 1cm wide slices. Traditional recipes advise to chill for approx 20 minutes at this point to keep the Palmiers shape but if you are in a rush, I have never found a problem with cooking straightaway | |
8. | |
Bake for approx 20 minutes or until risen and golden brown. Eat on the same day |
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jenny paulin says
oh wow i was not expecting to find any more bakes linked up, i was just off to bed.
mushrooms and walnut palmiers sound really tasty, i adore mushrooms! Their shape looks great too. thank you for managing to link up Helen xx
Lucy @BakingQueen74 says
Yum your palmiers look delicious Helen, the mushroom filling sounds so tasty. Glad to see I was not the only one who used ready rolled pastry for their palmiers too 😀
Louise Fairweather says
Oh these sound lovely. I am the only one in the family that eats mushrooms so I would love these and have to eat them all myself!
LaaLaa says
I had something similar to this at Christmas last year and although I don't like mushrooms was so surprised I didn't mind them in this lol. Yours look great!
Sarah Bailey says
Ohh what an interesting sounding recipe - I am going to have to share this with my Mum as I think it is somethign she would love!
Paula says
Never tried mushrooms and walnuts together before, this sounds amazing! Need to try your palmiers, thanks for the recipe 🙂
StressedMum says
These sound perfect to dish up to guests for the christmas period (or anytime really), they look lovely too x
Milly Youngman says
I'm not actually a mushroom fan but this is a really inventive recipe! Perhaps I could attempt to recreate it with something else 😀
Baby Isabella says
Woweee these look amazing! We love mushrooms in this household, so might try this at home xx
Stephanie Merry says
Oh these sound lovely. I'm the only one in my house who likes mushrooms so I could make them and enjoy them all to myself! x
emma white says
oh wow these look and sound amazing, I really should give them a try
denajayne says
I wish I was a good baker! These look amazing xo
Dannii says
Mushroom and walnut go so well together and these look delicious. Perfect for a Christmas party.
Harriet from Toby & Roo says
This sounds amazing - I'm a huge mushroom lover so I would really enjoy this! H x
Kathryn Watson says
I would never have thought to put something like this together but it looks delicious xx
Sarah says
I'd never heard of palmiers till a few months ago, but it's amazing how versatile they are! This sounds like a totally yummy recipe!
Jemma says
These sound so delicious. I really love mushrooms and finding new ways to use them.
Rachel says
These look and sound incredible, what an amazing flavour combination I am sure this is x
Rhian Westbury says
I've actually never seen the GBBO but these look so yummy x
Sam B says
Oh wow these look super delicious! These would be a great idea for a buffet on Boxing day!
Yaya says
As a huge fan of both mushrooms and walnuts this looks like something I would want to bake for the holidays. Delish!
Hannah says
I really like the sound of this so will have to try it x
Lilinha says
What a beautiful combination of flavours, mushroom and walnut go together beautifully!
Fashion and Style Police says
Recipe sounds delicious. I need to watch the GBBO.
Candice Nikeia says
I've never heard of these but they sure do look tasty! Great for the holidays!
xoxo, Candice
Tara says
Oh these look fab, perfect weekend treat!
MELANIE EDJOURIAN says
These look lovely I haven't made palmiers before, these ones sound delicious.
francesca says
Well these sound interesting!! I'm not a fan of mushrooms but do love walnuts,I think my husband would love this!
Laura H says
I hadn't heard of this since I saw them on the Great British Bake Off! They look super tasty and pretty though 🙂