This is a great recipe to make ahead and freeze it for future use. I fill the pastry sheets, roll them up and cut into pieces. Arrange the pieces in a baking sheet, freeze it for 30 min until the pieces gets hard. At this point, transfer them into a zip lock bag and keep it in the freezer. This stays fresh for at least a month. The frozen palmiers can go direct into the oven. Frozen ones take a bit longer to cook than the fresh ones (maybe 5 min more than the 15-20 min suggested for the fresh ones).
Note:
- Thaw the frozen spinach in the microwave. Squeeze out the water as much as possible. Excess water will result in a soggy filling.
- Fresh spinach, slightly sauteed can also be used in place of the frozen spinach.
- I have used ricotta in this recipe but cream cheese works great as well.
Ingredients
1 puff pastry sheet, thaw as per the instruction given in the box
1 cup frozen spinach, thawed (see notes)
1 cup ricotta cheese (drain out excess water, if any)
1/4 cup mozzarella cheese
1 tsp red chili flakes (or as per taste)
Salt to taste
Method
- In a bowl add all the ingredients except the puff pastry sheet. Stir until all the ingredients are well mixed.
- Taste and adjust seasoning.
- Unroll the pastry sheet. Use a rolling pin to even out the surface and to get uniform thickness.
- Spread the spinach mixture evenly onto the pastry sheet. Leave half an inch space on all side from the edges.
- Carefully roll the pastry sheet from one end and stop when you reach the center of the sheet. Now start rolling from the opposite end and stop when you reach the center. Both the rolled end should meet at the middle. Take care not to squeeze the filling out.
- Place the rolled pastry sheet on a baking tray. Freeze for 15 min or just until the filling hardens.
- Slice the roll into 3/4 inch thickness or into 16-20 slices.
- Place the slices, cut side up onto a baking sheet.
- Bake in a pre-heated oven at 375 F for 20 min or until golden brown.
- Serve warm.
3 comments:
Lovely...looks yummy..
wow, that looks amazing, I have soe puff pastry, ready to be rolled-out, so i may give this a try :)
Spinach Palmier looks too good.
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