Palmier
A plate of palmiers | |
| Alternative names | Palm tree, elephant ear, pig's ear, prussiens |
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| Type | Pastry |
| Place of origin | France |
| Main ingredients | Puff pastry, butter, sugar |
A palmier (/ˈpælmieɪ/, from French, short for feuille de palmier 'palm tree leaf'), pig's ear, palm heart, or elephant ear is a French pastry in a palm leaf shape or a butterfly shape, sometimes called palm leaves, cœur de France, French hearts, shoe-soles, or glasses, that were invented in the beginning of the 20th century.