Best White Tuile Batter Recipes

TULIPE COOKIES (TUILE BATTER)

Steps:

• 1. Melt the butter and place in the bowl of a mixer fitted with a paddle. Add the sugar and blend until almost smooth.
• 2. Add the flour and blend until smooth. With the mixer running, add the egg whites very slowly. Beat until blended, but do not incorporate air into the batter.
• 3. Strain the batter through a china cap or mesh sieve and set aside to cool completely.
• 4. Coat several sheet pans with melted butter or line with silicone mats. Spread the patter to 6 inch circles on the pans. Bake at 400F until the edges are brown and the batter is dry, approximately 12 to 18 minutes.
• 5. To shape into cups, life the hot cookies off the sheet pan one at a time with an offset spatula. Immediately place over an inverted glass and tip with a ramekin or small bowl. The cookies cool very quickly, becoming firm and crisp. The cookie bowls can be used for serving ice cream, crème brulee, fruit or other items.

CHOCOLATE TUILE BATTER

Steps:

• Sift flour with cocoa, and set aside.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat butter and sugar on medium until well-combined, about 2 minutes. Beat in egg whites, one at a time, beating for 4 minutes after each addition. Add the flour-and-cocoa mixture, and mix until just combined.
• Reserve 1/2 cup batter; place in a pastry bag fitted with a #2 tip, and set aside for piping white tuile cookies.

WHITE TUILE BATTER

Steps:

• Sift flour into a mixing bowl, and set aside.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat butter and sugar on medium speed, until well-combined, about 2 minutes. Beat in egg whites, one at a time, beating for 4 minutes after each addition. Add the reserved flour, and mix until just combined.
• Reserve 1/2 cup batter; place in a pastry bag fitted with a #2 tip, and set aside for piping chocolate tuile cookies.

TUILE RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F(177°C). Line baking sheet with parchment paper or silicone baking mat. Set aside.

TUILE BOWLS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F, with a rack in the middle. Put the butter and brown sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix on medium speed until fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes. Mix in the egg whites, one at a time. Mix in the flour, salt, and vanilla.
• Line a baking sheet with a Silpat baking mat or parchment paper. Spoon 2 tablespoons batter onto the baking mat. Using an offset spatula, spread the batter into a 7-inch circle, with the edges slightly thicker than the center. Repeat, making a second circle on the mat.
• Bake, rotating the sheet halfway through, until the edges of the cookies turn golden, about 9 minutes. Using a small spatula, immediately transfer 1 cookie to a small bowl (about 5 1/2 inches in diameter and 3 inches deep). Gently mold the warm cookie to the shape of the bowl, pressing the bottom down to flatten. Let stand in the bowl 30 seconds; remove. Repeat with the remaining cookie. If the cookies become too cool to shape, return them to oven for 20 seconds. Repeat, baking the remaining batter and forming it into bowls. If using just 1 baking sheet, let it cool before spreading the next batch of batter onto it.

FALL LEAF TUILE COOKIES

Steps:

• Make chocolate and white tuile batters according to recipes. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Trace a leaf onto a large, flexible plastic lid, such as one from a coffee can. Using scissors, cut lip from lid. With a utility knife, cut out the leaf shape to make a stencil.
• Place nonstick baking mat on top of a baking sheet, and place stencil on mat. Using a small offset spatula, spread a thin layer of chocolate batter over stencil; carefully lift up stencil. Repeat, making more leaves, spacing evenly on baking mat. Transfer 1/2 cup white batter into a pastry bag fitted with a #2 tip. Pipe white veins onto chocolate leaves. Bake 4 minutes.
• Using spatula, drape leaves over rolling pin to cool. Repeat process to make 50 cookies, reserving 1/2 cup chocolate batter.
• Repeat step 2 with white batter, using reserved chocolate batter for piping.

TUILES

Steps:

• Sift the flour, sugar, and salt into a small mixing bowl. Add the egg whites and then the melted unsalted butter, and whisk until just combined. Set the batter aside to rest for 1 1/2 hours before using, or cover and refrigerate for up to 3 days.
• Preheat the oven to 350°F. Heavily butter 3 pieces of parchment paper, and place one each on three baking sheets. Using 1 1/2 Tbsps. per tuile, spoon the batter onto the baking sheets, 5 per sheet. The cookies should be at least 2 inches apart, as they spread during baking. Dipping a finger in the milk first, spread each cookie into a 3-inch round. To insure even baking, make the edges no thinner than the centers.
• Bake the tuiles 8 to 10 minutes, or until the edges are golden and the centers are just beginning to color. Remove the cookies from the oven. As soon as they are cool enough to handle, remove the tuiles from the baking sheets and drape them around rolling pins or wine bottles. If the cookies become too cool and stiff to bend, return them to the oven for a minute or so and they will soften up.

TUILE CUPS

Steps:

• Trace a 6 1/2-inch circle onto a large, flexible plastic lid, such as one from a coffee can. Using scissors, cut lip from lid. With utility knife, cut out circle shape to make stencil.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat butter and sugar on medium speed until fluffy, about 5 minutes. Beat in egg whites, one at a time. Add flour, and beat to combine.
• Line a baking sheet with a Silpat (French nonstick baking mat) or parchment paper. Place stencil on mat. Using an offset spatula, spread a thin layer of batter over stencil. Gently remove stencil. Repeat, making one more circle. Bake until golden around edges, about 4 minutes. Working quickly while tuiles are still warm, use a spatula to remove from baking sheet, and drape each cookie over a coffee cup. Cover with a clean kitchen towel, and gently press to help form cup shape. If cookies cool before shaping, return pan to oven for about 20 seconds. Spread and bake remaining batter.