''Feuilletine'', or ''pailleté feuilletine'' (), is a crispy

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. It is made from thin, sweetened

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''Feuilletine'' is a crispy

made from thin, sweetened

s. The crêpe

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is baked for a few minutes, and the crêpes are allowed to cool; as they cool, they become crisp. In French, these crispy crêpes are called ''crêpes gavottes'' or ''crêpes dentelles''; but when crumbled into small shards, they become ''feuilletine''.

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Feuilletine is decorative and has a buttery flavour, but it is especially valued for the unique texture it adds to dishes. It is sometimes incorporated into praline,

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paste, and other nut pastes. ''Feuilletine'' is produced commercially, though it was originally conceived as a way for a

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to make use of leftovers.

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