I’ve finally got round to joining in with this linky! It shows how crazy the last few weeks have been that it has taken until the last week for me to be able to link up. A group of super creative bloggers have been busily producing their own versions of Great British Bake Off recipes, all led by Jenny from Mummy Mishaps (You may recognise the name from having read my post from earlier today announcing that Jenny will be the new co-host of Bake of the Week.
Along with millions of others, I watched the GBBO final last Wednesday and couldn’t wait to get in the kitchen. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed this series – I honestly wasn’t bothered who won, but really felt inspired to try out some of the bakes. I also found that I had already baked a number of the categories which I will link up at the end of this post.
I really wanted a go at producing a Meringue Crown – I’ve probably told you all before how much I adore Meringues and Pavlovas. I couldn’t justify a huge bake this week though – We’ve got quite a bit of baking going on already and I needed to produce something I knew would get eaten.
So Palmiers it is! 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.
Tesco kindly provided me with vouchers to create this recipe as part of their sponsorship of #GBBOBloggers2016. 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
Print recipe
| 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
- 1/2 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 | |
And so that is my entry into this year’s #GBBOBLoggers2016 – There are truly some fantastic creations over there – Click on the badge below to be transported over to Jenny’s blog and baking heaven.
Other Palmier Recipes You May Like:
Other GBBO inspired Bakes You Might Like:
- Classic Victoria Sponge
- Individual Pavlovas with Prosecco Creme
- Chocolate Drip Cake
- Ultimate Chocolate Cake
Disclosure: Many Thanks to Tesco for providing the voucher to cover the costs of this recipe.
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
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 😀
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!
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!
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!
Never tried mushrooms and walnuts together before, this sounds amazing! Need to try your palmiers, thanks for the recipe 🙂
These sound perfect to dish up to guests for the christmas period (or anytime really), they look lovely too x
I’m not actually a mushroom fan but this is a really inventive recipe! Perhaps I could attempt to recreate it with something else 😀
Woweee these look amazing! We love mushrooms in this household, so might try this at home xx
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
oh wow these look and sound amazing, I really should give them a try
I wish I was a good baker! These look amazing xo
Mushroom and walnut go so well together and these look delicious. Perfect for a Christmas party.
This sounds amazing – I’m a huge mushroom lover so I would really enjoy this! H x
I would never have thought to put something like this together but it looks delicious xx
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!
These sound so delicious. I really love mushrooms and finding new ways to use them.
These look and sound incredible, what an amazing flavour combination I am sure this is x
I’ve actually never seen the GBBO but these look so yummy x
Oh wow these look super delicious! These would be a great idea for a buffet on Boxing day!
As a huge fan of both mushrooms and walnuts this looks like something I would want to bake for the holidays. Delish!
I really like the sound of this so will have to try it x
What a beautiful combination of flavours, mushroom and walnut go together beautifully!
Recipe sounds delicious. I need to watch the GBBO.
I’ve never heard of these but they sure do look tasty! Great for the holidays!
xoxo, Candice
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Oh these look fab, perfect weekend treat!
These look lovely I haven’t made palmiers before, these ones sound delicious.
Well these sound interesting!! I’m not a fan of mushrooms but do love walnuts,I think my husband would love this!
I hadn’t heard of this since I saw them on the Great British Bake Off! They look super tasty and pretty though 🙂