Eastern Coffee Palmiers

Ingredients

• 225g readymade puff pastry, thawed if frozen
• 3 tsp Douwe Egberts Eastern Escape coffee
• 1 egg, beaten
• 40 - 60g granulated sugar

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 200C/Gas 6 .Roll out the pastry to a 30cm square on a surface dusted with granulated sugar. Cut into two long strips 15 x 30cm.
2. Brush the pastry with the egg wash then sift the coffee through a fine tea strainer over the egg wash. Spread half the sugar over the surface. Roll up each end of the strip tightly towards the centre until the rolls meet in the middle, press down lightly. Repeat with the other strip. Chill for 30 minutes
3. Place the pastry roll on the surface with the long edges towards you, cut into 5mm slices. Put on to a non stick baking tray 7.5 cm apart. Sprinkle with a little granulated sugar and bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown. Store in an air tight tin.