Coconut tuiles
Delicate tuiles with coconut. Very thin, they are both crunchy and melt-in-the-mouth.
Delicious on their own or to accompany an ice-cream or cream dessert, perhaps a sophisticated one like coconut-vanilla cream for Elsa .
Delicious on their own or to accompany an ice-cream or cream dessert, perhaps a sophisticated one like coconut-vanilla cream for Elsa .
256,9484.7/5 for 12 ratings
Grade this recipe: Last modified on: October 13th 2010
For 30 tuiles, you will need:
- 0
30 g dessicated coconut - 1
½ teaspoon flour - 2
30 g butter - 3
50 g icing sugar - 4
1 egg white - Total weight: 144 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Resting | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 min. | 10 min. | 12 min. | 1 hour 12 min. |
At what time?
- When will I finish if I start the recipe at a certain time?
When should I start for the recipe to be ready at a certain time?
Keeping:
1 or 2 days in a closed metal box.Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
Blend 30 g dessicated coconut and ½ teaspoon flour to obtain a fine powder.
Stage 2 - 2 min.
Melt 30 g butter in a pan over low heat. Remove from heat, add 50 g icing sugar and mix.
Stage 3 - 2 min.
Add the powdered coconut and mix again.
Stage 4 - 2 min.
Finish by adding 1 egg white and mix well.
The mixture is ready. Put in the refrigerator to wait.
Preheat oven to 180°C (360°F).
The mixture is ready. Put in the refrigerator to wait.
Preheat oven to 180°C (360°F).
Stage 5 - 5 min.
Cut out a circle stencil of about 7 cm (3") diameter from a piece of card or plastic.
Stage 6 - 3 min.
Place a sheet of slicone or cooking parchment on a baking sheet.
Place the circle on this sheet and pour 1 teaspoonful of mixture in the centre.
Place the circle on this sheet and pour 1 teaspoonful of mixture in the centre.
Stage 7 - 2 min.
Spread the mixture out carefully over the circle with a palette knife, while holding the circle still with your other hand.
The thickness of the finished tuile depends on the amount of mixture: the more you use, the thicker your tuile will be.
The thickness of the finished tuile depends on the amount of mixture: the more you use, the thicker your tuile will be.
Stage 8 - 1 min.
Then lift off the circle and admire your lovely coconut tuile to be...
Place the circle on the sheet again, leaving a space between tuiles, and repeat the operation.
Place the circle on the sheet again, leaving a space between tuiles, and repeat the operation.
Stage 9
For more explanation, see this small video.
Stage 10 - 30 min.
Continue until all the mixture has been used, then put in the oven...
Stage 11 - 10 min.
...for about 10 minutes, or until the tuiles take on a lovely colour.
Stage 12 - 10 min.
Unstick the tuiles from the sheet while still hot, and place to cool on a rack.
If you'd like to give them the true tuile shape, leave them to cool pressed over something cylindrical, like a glass or a bottle laid on its side.
If you'd like to give them the true tuile shape, leave them to cool pressed over something cylindrical, like a glass or a bottle laid on its side.
Remarks
The tuiles must be kept in an airtight tin, otherwise they will go soft rapidly. Unfortunately they only keep well for a day or two.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 484 Kcal or 2,026 Kj | 3 gr | 58 gr | 26 gr |
| 24 % | 1 % | 6 % | 4 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 336 Kcal or 1,407 Kj | 2 gr | 41 gr | 18 gr |
| 17 % | 1 % | 4 % | 3 % |
| Per tuiles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 16 Kcal or 67 Kj | < 1 gr | 2 gr | 1 gr |
| 1 % | <1 % | <1 % | <1 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 30 tuiles : 0.62 €
- Per tuiles : 0.02 €
Note : These prices are only approximate.
Some recipes that use this recipe
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Source
Home made.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Icing sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Armagnac marzipan, Millefeuille, Oat financiers for Louise, Mini lemon millefeuilles, Amaretti, ... All |
| Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Traditional nutty choc-chip cookies, Onion fondue, Surprise bread, Potatoes with bacon and herbs, Almond macaroon cake, ... All |
| Dessicated coconut: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Coconut paste, Coconut rocks, ... All |
| Egg white: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: How to add beaten eggs whites to a mixture, Crust for tea, Macarons (the original French macaroons) , Vanilla ice cream, How to beat egg whites, ... All |
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