How to make delicious Palmeritas

Step 1 : We start by making the fine puff pastry dough. Place 340 grams of plain flour, 125 grams of pastry flour, and 1 ¼ teaspoons of salt in a bowl. Mix these ingredients.

Step 2 : Add 350 grams of very cold butter cut into cubes, gradually incorporating it into the flour mixture until it resembles coarse sand.

Step 3 : Meanwhile, melt 100 grams of butter, then put 2 tablespoons of lemon juice in a cup and fill the rest with cold water.

Step 4 : Add the melted cold butter and the lemon juice mixture to the previous ingredients. Mix lightly, just to combine, do not beat.

Step 5 : Once the mixture is fragmented like that, refrigerate for 30 minutes.

Step 6 : Remove and with a rolling pin, pound the dough to give it a rectangular shape. Fold it into 3 parts, then into 4.

Step 7 : Refrigerate for half an hour and repeat the folding process as before, two more times.

Step 8 : Roll out the dough to a thick layer. Sprinkle with common sugar, and gently press the sugar into the dough with a rolling pin.

Step 9 : Fold the sides towards the center (just 2 turns) and leave a space between them.

Step 10 : Place one side over the other and cut thick slices.

Step 11 : Arrange on a cold baking sheet, and very importantly: press the center of each Palmerita with your finger.

Step 12 : Bake in a preheated oven at 200°C. When they turn a light golden color, sprinkle with more powdered sugar and leave for a few more minutes until they achieve the final color.