Tuiles Recipe

You'll love my easy to follow Tuiles Recipe - wafer thin crispy perfection to top ice cream or desserts. Ideal to use up leftover egg whites!

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Course: Biscuits, Dessert, Sweet Treat

Cuisine: French

Prep Time: 5

Cook Time: 8

Total Time: 13

Servings:

Calories: 33kcal

Author: Sarah James

Equipment

silicone mats
2 large baking trays / sheets

Ingredients

2 egg whites
125 g caster sugar
60 g plain flour
1 tsp Vanilla extract or spice of your choice
60 g butter, melted and cooled

Instructions

Preheat oven to 180℃ / 350℉ /Gas Mark 4.
Add egg whites to a large bowl and whisk a little before adding the sugar and whisking until frothy.
Stir in the flour and vanilla extract or spice and then add the melted butter. Mix to a smooth batter.
Can be kept in the fridge at this stage until required.
Spoon onto lined baking trays and spread thinly into 7.5 cm (3 inch) diameter circles or use a template. 6 per sheet is ideal as the mixture spreads a little. Sprinkle with flaked almonds if you are making the almond tuiles.
Place in the heated oven and bake for 7 to 8 minutes until the tuiles are just turning golden around the edges.
Remove the baking tray from the oven and, working very quickly, lift each tuile off the baking tray with a palette knife and drape over a rolling pin or roll up around a wooden spoon handle and leave to cool.
Bake in batches 2 trays at a time.
Store in an airtight container.

Video

Notes

TUILE VARIATIONS:

ALMOND: To make almond tuiles add two or three drops of almond extract to the tuile batter mix and scatter flaked almonds on top of each tuile before baking.

SESAME OR COCONUT: Sprinkle with sesame seeds or shredded coconut before baking.

CHOCOLATE DIPPED CIGARS: Shape, cool and dip in melted chocolate ( see video )

TUILE CUPS OR BASKETS: Choose a glass or small bowl and drape over a hot tuile. ( see video.

HOW TO STORE

Tuiles are prone to attracting moisture because of their high sugar content. It's important to store them as soon as they have cooled down. I use a glass Kilner jar or Le Parfait jar but any food container with a good seal will keep your tuiles crisp.

HOW LONG DO THEY KEEP?

Kept in an airtight container they will keep fresh and crisp for at least a week. As a matter of fact, we've kept ours for two weeks and they have been fine.

Nutrition information is approximate and meant as a guideline only.