Printable Recipe: Caramelized Onion and Brie Palmiers Recipe

Caramelized Onion and Brie "Palmiers" Recipe

Made with puff pastry, creamy brie cheese, and caramelized onions, these French-style savory "palmiers" are the perfect idea for finger buffets. They taste good cool or hot, are easy to serve, and disappear off of any party appetizer tray. Always one of the more popular items on my party finger food menus.

A great bonus? These little savory pastries are just as easy as they are pretty-- but will look like you spent hours preparing.

Want to make these little spirals into make-ahead recipe ideas for finger buffets? Simple prepare and assemble up until step 9, cover and refrigerate, and then bake right before serving. Or serve them at room temperature!

This simple party appetizer recipe serves 18 (two pastries each).

Ingredients:
4 med.-sized onions, sliced thin
1/4 C. butter
3 tbsp. packed brown sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. white wine vinegar
2 sheets puff pastry, fully thawed
8 oz. brie cheese (weight without rind), chopped
1 tbsp. caraway seeds
1 egg, beaten with 2 teaspoons water
Parchment paper (for baking)

Instructions: 1. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Melt the butter in a large frying pan. Add the onions, brown sugar, salt, and vinegar. Cook onions until tender and brown, stirring often.

2. Set aside and allow to cool completely.

3. Roll one sheet of puff pastry into a rectangle of approximately 11" by 8".

4. Sprinkle pastry with half of your chopped brie, half of your caramelized onions, and half of your caraway seeds.

5. Roll each end (roll the long ends in, not the short ones) towards the center of the pastry, until they meet in the middle.

6. Wrap firmly in plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 30 minutes.

7. Repeat with remaining pastry and remaining ingredients.

8. When your dough has chilled, remove it from the fridge. Slice each roll into 1/2" slices and place on your parchment-lined pan. Flatten each slice until it's about 1/4" thick.

9. Refrigerate slices another 10 minutes.

10. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

11. Brush pastries with egg/water mixture. Bake about 14 minutes, or until golden brown.