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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 .
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Last modified on: October 13th 2010
For 30 tuiles, you will need:
- 1
30 g dessicated coconut - 2
½ teaspoon flour - 3
30 g butter - 4
50 g icing sugar - 5
1 egg white - Total weight: 145 grams
Times for this recipe
Preparation
50 min.
Resting
10 min.
Cooking
15 min.
All in all
1 hour 15 min.
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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.
Keeping: 1 or 2 days in a closed metal box.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats | Calories | Energy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per 100 g | 2 g RDI=4 % | 40 g RDI=15 % | 18 g RDI=25 % | 336 kcal RDI=17 % | 1,408 kJ RDI=17 % |
| Per tuiles | 0 g | 1 g RDI=1 % | 0 g | 16 kcal RDI=1 % | 68 kJ RDI=1 % |
| Whole recipe | 3 g RDI=5 % | 58 g RDI=22 % | 26 g RDI=36 % | 483 kcal RDI=24 % | 2,026 kJ RDI=24 % |
How much will it cost?
For 30 tuiles
0.65 €
Per tuiles
0.05 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
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