Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A flaky, multilayered puff pastry shaped like a palm leaf that is sprinkled with sugar and baked until the sugar is caramelized.
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- noun A type of
puff pastry made in the shape of apalm leaf and rolled insugar
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The trick to a really crispy palmier is to make sure that the pastry gets enough sugar.
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I like the butteriness and sugary crunch of a plain palmier, especially with a cup of tea or coffee.
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These sandwiches have homemade ice cream sandwiched between raspberry palmier, which have a pink tinge and a light raspberry flavor.
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This batch is dressed up with some finely chopped toffee bits, which give them a little bit more depth and richness than your average palmier.
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Chef describes it as a 'love child' of a croissant and a palmier; croissant dough but with yeast.
Jay Weston: Thomas Keller's New Bouchon Bakery Opens in Beverly Hills Jay Weston 2011
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This is because sugar is pretty much the most important ingredient in a palmier.
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Chef describes it as a 'love child' of a croissant and a palmier; croissant dough but with yeast.
Jay Weston: Thomas Keller's New Bouchon Bakery Opens in Beverly Hills Jay Weston 2011
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In the auto industry, where labor and management used to fight over the allocation of abundance, the coming showdown will be over the reduction of benefits won in palmier days.
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In palmier times, when cities could comfortably support two or even three dailies, reps from the syndicate services would typically offer their wares to the largest newspaper.
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I bought a delicious palmier, brioche, a jam pastry, sausage puffs, an éclair, a dozen cookies, a bag of shortbread for my mom and a bag of pastry cheese twists.
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