I made Cardamom Palmiers today. The cardamom was an interesting replacement for something like cinnamon or nutmeg, I suppose. It was a good kind of interesting. This flaky, cookie-like pastry was my first and last French pastry during my time living in France. That's right folks, NOT a croissant, but a palmier. I love them.
The dough was very tricky as I really wasn't supposed to touch it much. I messed up when it came time to slice the palmiers. I read the directions wrong about three times. Finally, by the fourth try, I got it right. Cut one-inch apart and then cut each inch into thirds. Don't you think that's a roundabout way to say cut one third of an inch apart? Anyway, the lesson for today was to walk away from the cookbook for a few minutes when you just aren't getting it. Maybe I'm just an imbecile!
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