Arlettes are puff pastries that have been turned into a delicious bunch of wafers. They are thin and crisp once you bite into them, and they taste magnificent!
You will be surprised by how good these french biscuits taste, even though there are literally just four ingredients to this recipe.
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The buttery taste of the puff pastry is made even better with the additional burst of flavor thanks to lemon zest. The cinnamon present in this recipe also makes the dish taste warm, and woody and hints of mild sweetness. The rich, buttery, sweet, and warm flavors of this simple recipe make it so worthwhile.
What a wonderful snack these Arlettes would be! Grab them for your afternoon relaxation under the setting sun, then pair them with your favorite tea. They are clean to eat, no fancy utensils are needed. Hence, they can be perfect treats for children after school too!
There are endless ways you may serve this dish, and all you have to do to learn all those things is to follow through with this recipe.
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Why Does This Recipe Work?
- Simple and easy to make. Yes, this recipe takes time to put together but this is also by far one of the simplest homemade snacks you can ever come up with.
- This easy recipe with simple instructions doesn't even require an electric mixer.
- This Arlettes recipe with pre-made puff pastry is so easy compared to the traditional recipe.
- This dish is a great way to use up your unused puff pastry.
- If you are on a tight budget and looking for something still delicious to eat as a snack, then this recipe is the best one for you.
- They do not spoil easily, so you can make a big batch of these french biscuits to come back again and again over a week or two.
- Each Arlette is crisp, buttery, and light with hints of warmth and spice: perfect both in texture and flavor, don't you think so? A more refined and classy version of typical biscuits, indeed!
What's in This Arlettes Recipe?
Puff Pastry Sheet. A puff pastry sheet is the perfect base ingredient to make the structure of these biscuits. It is thin, light, and has distinguished buttery and mild sweetness flavors perfect for this recipe. Once baked perfectly, it will give you the crisp texture of your biscuits. This recipe uses store-bought puff pastry.
Unsalted Butter. Use melted butter to brush your puff pastry sheet. The melted butter in this recipe will help keep your rolled puff pastry sheet together throughout the baking process. Melted butter will also kind of give this dish a flakier texture perfect alongside the crispiness of each bite.
Lemon Zest. Adding lemon zest to this recipe creates wonders. It enhances the unique flavors already present in this recipe like the buttery and warm flavors.
Cinnamon. A sweet and woody flavor with a kick of warm spice is what cinnamon brings into your dish.
Granulated sugar: Used in making cinnamon sugar.
How To Make Arlettes - Step By Step
One: Preheat oven to 220ºC and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Two: In a small bowl, mix sugar and cinnamon and set aside.
Three: Unroll the puff pastry sheet and brush with a layer of melted butter, then sprinkle with lemon zest.
Four: Tightly roll the pastry horizontally (It will look like a swiss roll), wrap it in plastic wrap and freeze for 40-45 minutes or until firm.
Five: Remove from the freezer and use a sharp knife to cut it into thin slices 1-2 cm slices.
Six: Now, on a lightly floured work surface, roll out the slices of pastry (bottom up) with a rolling pin into a large oval shape and then sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon mix.
Seven: Place them on the baking tray and bake in the oven for 10 minutes until golden, and then flip and bake for a further 5 minutes until golden brown.
Eight: Allow to cool on a cooling rack, then serve and enjoy!
Top Tips!
- Use an all-butter pastry that you can find in your nearest grocery store as it will give you the rich buttery flavor we are aiming for in this recipe.
- Make sure that the surface you are rolling the pastry on has enough plain flour on it. The flour will help the puff pastry sheet not to stick on the surface.
- If the biscuits still stick to the baking pan when you are already flipping them over while baking, let the biscuits bake in that position for a few more minutes. Arlettes sticking to the baking pan is a sign that one side is still not properly baked; you will only ruin the texture if you force to flip them over.
- When sprinkling with the sugar and cinnamon before baking, make sure only to add a bit of sugar, as too much sugar will result in lumps of crystallized sugar, which are undesirable to eat.
Recipe Variations
- Use caster sugar to blend with your cinnamon before sprinkling it over the slices of pastry. Caster sugar is light and almost not too visible once baked, making it perfect as an additional sweetener.
- Do not limit yourself to only using cinnamon as an additional flavoring. Use cardamom or nutmeg if available! They give that warm spice of a kick too!
- You may sprinkle cinnamon sugar on top of the pastry sheet instead of lemon zest.
Serving Suggestions
A bowl of your favorite ice cream flavor would taste even better with Arlettes on top of it! The light, crisp, and mild taste of these bicuits are perfect combination with the cold and sweet ice cream! A great suggestion:
These biscuits on top of red bean ice cream! A classic way of serving this dish is partnering it with a cup of tea or coffee. Most people love their afternoon tea with a plate of this pastry, while others prepare it with their morning black coffee.
Children can enjoy their milk before bed with a piece of these biscuits too as they are not too sweet, just perfect enough for the kiddos. You may also sandwich whip cream between two pieces of biscuits!
Storage
If left at room temperature while inside an airtight container, It may only last 2 to 3 days. However, refrigerating will make them last for a week or two.
Recipe FAQs
Well, France is known for its fancy pastry names so it will come as no surprise to learn that the recipe for Arlettes came from France. It was first introduced in the early 1900s when the pastry called palmiers (elephant ears) was also starting to be well-known in the bake shops. The French knew this biscuit to be thin pastries that are similar to wafers.
With the amount of time needed in the preparation of the rolling, cutting, and flattening you have to do for this recipe to be done, making your own pastry puff is not a wise thing to do. It will take more time and effort. However, if you really want to keep this recipe all homemade, then you may always opt to make your pastry puff.
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Arlettes - Quick And Easy Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 Puff Pastry Sheet
- 20 g butter , melted
- 1 lemon zest
- 2 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- In a small bowl, mix cinnamon and sugar and set aside.2 tablespoon granulated sugar, 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- Preheat oven to 220ºC and line a baking pan with parchment paper.
- Unroll the puff pastry sheet and brush with a layer of melted butter, then sprinkle with lemon zest.1 Puff Pastry Sheet, 20 g butter, 1 lemon zest
- Tightly roll the pastry horizontally (It will look like a swiss roll), wrap it in plastic wrap and freeze for 40-45 minutes or until firm.
- Remove from the freezer and cut slices 1-2 cm thick or thin slices.
- Now, roll out the slices of pastry with a rolling pin into a large oval shape and then sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon mix.
- Place them on the baking pan and bake in the oven for 10 minutes until golden, and then flip and bake for a further 5 minutes until golden brown.
- Allow to cool, then serve and enjoy!
Notes
- Use an all-butter pastry that you can find in your nearest grocery store as it will give you the rich buttery flavor we are aiming for in this recipe.
- Make sure that the surface you are rolling the pastry on has enough plain flour on it. The flour will help the puff pastry sheet not to stick on the surface.
- If the biscuits still stick to the baking pan when you are already flipping them over while baking, let them bake in that position for a few more minutes. Sticking to the baking pan is a sign that one side is still not properly baked; you will only ruin the texture if you force to flip them over.
- When sprinkling with the sugar and cinnamon before baking, make sure only to add a bit of sugar, as too much sugar will result in lumps of crystallized sugar, which are undesirable to eat.
Variations
- Use caster sugar to blend with your cinnamon before sprinkling it over the slices of pastry. Caster sugar is light and almost not too visible once baked, making it perfect as an additional sweetener.
- Do not limit yourself to only using cinnamon as an additional flavoring. Use cardamom or nutmeg if available! They give that warm spice of a kick too!
- You may sprinkle cinnamon sugar on top of the pastry sheet instead of lemon zest.
Lily says
I loved them; they were so crispy, although mine has an irregular shape, but the taste was so delicious.
Luna says
Lovely with a cup of tea and easy to make too.