Crab Pâté Palmiers
his is a great little canapé, that can be prepared in advance, kept in the fridge, and then cooked later that day for freshly baked nibbles - perfect with drinks at any time of the year!
Prep: 15 mins
Cooking: 15 - 18mins
Makes: 25-30
Ingredients
• 1 Pack of 150g Caught & Delivered Crab Pâté
• 2½ pinches of cayenne pepper
• ½ tsp mustard powder
• 50g gruyère cheese, grated
• Zest of 1 whole lemon
• Juice of ½ lemon
• 320g all-butter puff pastry sheet
• 1 egg yolk, beaten
Method
1. Heat the oven to 180°C fan.
2. In a medium bowl, combine the crab pâté with the cayenne pepper, the mustard powder and gruyère cheese. Then add the lemon zest and the juice of ½ the lemon, season with salt and pepper and give a little stir.
3. Make sure you remove the puff pastry from the fridge 30 mins before you start, so it is easy to use. Roll out the pastry sheet and evenly spread with the mixture.
4. To make the palmier shape, start on the long edge of the pastry sheet. Roll the pastry towards the middle, then repeat on the other side, so you end up with a long scroll shape that joins in the middle.
5. Wrap in cling film or the paper the pastry comes in, and put in the fridge for 1 hour until firm.
6. To cook, beat the egg yolk and brush all over the pastry log. Slice the pastry into 0.5cm slices with a very sharp, thin knife, then lay out on lightly oiled baking sheets. Brush each palmier with more of the beaten egg yolk, then bake for 15-18 minutes until crisp and golden, flipping over half way through baking.
Best served warm from the oven.










