Green Tea Tuiles

Tuiles are ultrathin, crisp curved cookies that imitate the shape of a French roof tile (tuile means “tile” in French).  In addition to the classic arch shape, the versatile batter can be spread into large rounds for molding into cups to hold ice cream, berries or mousse, or into long strips that can be twisted into corkscrews for a fanciful garnish.  These delicate cookies are most successful when baked on silicone-coated nonstick liners.

Almond tuiles are made by mixing the sliced almonds into the batter and then stenciled or shaped into round disk using a fork.  Although a real tuile is curved into the shape of a terra cotta roof tile, they can be left flat and used as a gelato or sorbet sandwich.

There are many types of tuiles, but one which seem to be the most appreciated is the classic almond tuile.  Crisp and light and delicately almond scented. I have tried various store-bought tuiles except for this green tea tuiles which I baked today.  I know, some still think that green tea flavor is passé in the culinary world, but I’m still crazy about it and couldn’t get enough of it.

The green tea tuiles were great. I liked them a lot because they were very light, delicate, and crispy with a nice green tea aroma. The tuiles are best the day they are baked as the aroma and texture will be an their peak, and don’t stay crisp for very long. They can be stored in an airtight container to keep them from absorbing humidity and consequently become less crisp.  The batter also can easily be frozen and thus can be made into tuiles when needed.

Green Tea Tuiles

For recipe in Indonesian, click HERE

Ingredients:

·         70g egg whites (from 2 eggs)

·         50g powdered sugar

·         60g melted butter

·         50g all-purpose flour

·         1 tablespoon green tea powder

·         ¼ teaspoon salt

·         100g Blanc almond slices (or nuts of your choices), toasted

Directions:

1.       Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (160 degrees C). Prepare a baking sheet lined with baking paper.

2.       Sift the flour and green tea powder.

3.       Beat egg whites with sugar and salt to stiff peak.  Fold in sifted flour and green tea powder in 2-3 addition, mix well until the batter firm and well-shaped.

4.       Add melted butter, fold until well combined.

5.       Scoop a spoonful of batter on the prepared baking sheet. Use the back of the same spoon to spread out the batter in circular motion to achieve 1-2 mm thickness.  Continue making some more circles, each about 1 cm apart because this batter won’t spread. Try to fit in as many as you can at once to save some baking time.

6.       Sprinkle generously almond slices on top and try have them stick to the batter, otherwise it will be off the cookies after baked.

7.       Bake the tuiles in preheated oven, for 10-12 minute depends on the thickness.  Take the cookies out when roughly 1-1.5 cm around the edge is golden. While the tuiles are being baked, prepare a rolling pin/cylinder objects/cups of that you want your tuiles to take their shape form.

8.       Take the sheet out of the oven. As quickly as you can, with an offset spatula, slip the hot cookie out of the pan, place it on the mold, and repeat with the rest of the cookies. You can also leave the tuiles flat.

9.       Repeat the same process with the second batch while the first batch is cooled.  After only few minutes, the cookies should be cool enough to be put into airtight container or for consumption.

Bahasa Indonesia

Bahan:

·         70g putih telur (dari 2 butir telur)

·         50g gula halus

·         60g mentega, lelehkan

·         50g tepung terigu serbaguna

·         1 sdm bubuk green tea

·         ¼ sdt garam

·         100g Blanc almond slices (atau kacang sesuai selera), panggan sebentar

Cara:

1.       Panaskan oven dengan suhu 325 derajat F (160 derajat C), siapkan loyang yang telah dialasi dengan kertas roti.

2.       Ayak terigu bersama bubuk green tea.

3.       Kocok putih telur bersama gula dan garam sampai kaku. Masukkan campuran tepung dan bubuk green tea dalam 2-3 kali penambahan. Aduk lipat dengan menggukan spatula sampau bercampur.

4.       Tuang mentega leleh dan aduk lipat sampai bercampur

5.       Tuang 1 sendok teh adonan di atas permukaan kertas roti. Lebarkan adonan hingga menjadi tipis dengan menggunakan punggung sendok untuk mendapatkan ketebalan 1-2 mm dengan diameter 6 cm.  Penuhi permukaan kertas dengan adonan, beri jarak 1 cm.

6.       Beri taburan almond slices di atasnya. Tekan-tekan agar almond menempel agar tidak lepas pada saat kue sudah matang.

7.       Panggang selama  10-12 menit tergantung ketebalan kue. Keluarkan kue ketika pinggiran kue mulai tampak kecoklatan. Sementara itu siapkan rolling pin/benda berbentuk cylinder/cangkir yang akan dipakai untuk membentuk tuiles. 

8.       Keluarkan dari loyang, segera ambil dengan meggunakan spatula dan letakkan di atas ‘cetakan’. Ulangi sampai kue habis. Bisa juga dibiarkan dengan bentuk lingkaran. Setelah dingin, simpan di dalam wadah kedap udara.