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| Puff Pastry White Chocolate Cookies |
Just two ingredients are required to make these
cookies, and cookie or cake mix is not one of them. These are incredibly quick
and easy to make. Spread the puff pastry with chocolate, roll, cut and bake.
That’s pretty much the whole recipe in one sentence.
You will end up with cookies that are buttery
and crispy, flavoured with slightly caramelized white chocolate.
The French make something called a palmier. Palmiers are made with puff pastry and sugar, and
the cookies are shaped like a palm tree or elephant ear. The recipe is
available here.
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Even more good news for cheese lovers, especially Roquefort and other similar
cheeses. Roquefort has anti-inflammatory properties which could help guard
against cardiovascular disease. Perhaps this is one of the reasons why the
French enjoy good health despite a diet high in saturated fat.
Researchers found that the properties of the blue cheese worked best in
acidic environments, such as the lining of the stomach. The research, titled
‘Could cheese be the missing piece in the French paradox puzzle?’, was led by
Dr Ivan Petyaev and Dr Yuriy Bashmakov.
Nutritionist Zoe Harcombe was sceptical about the findings. According to
Zoe ‘we should not automatically think of inflammation as a bad thing.’ ‘Inflammation
is the sign that the body is healing something (we sprain our ankle, it
inflames – that is the body sending fluids, blood and lipoproteins to the area
to repair the damage).’
Irrespective of what is really the case, Roquefort is delicious so perhaps we should continue enjoying it while the researchers debate how good it is for us.
Ha who'd have thought that! Well I'm glad that I had blue cheese today :P
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DeleteThe puff pastry "snails" look beautiful! A bit like a cross between palmiers (which have two "snails" in one piece) and pain au chocolat :-) I love this idea! It would make an excellent high tea (or breakfast for those who like sweet breakfasts).
ReplyDeleteI have read about Roquefort recently. It doesn't surprise me. Every now and then they discover one more product eaten regularly by the French, but on a "black" list abroad (fat, calories, raw milk...) but which proves excellent for health. It's one of my favourite cheese varieties, but I must admit that even though my favourite cheese in most categories are French, in blue I prefer... Stilton! and even more Shropshire Blue (which is a bit orangy).
I've never heard of Shropshire Blue. Sounds interesting. It seems some English cheeses are developing a good reputation, are available in France, and in some cases beating French cheese!
DeleteBoth foods sounds like lovely things to eat during the holidays...and the cheese is good for you!
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