Sesame Tuiles Recipes

SESAME TUILES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Pulse the sugar and 2 tablespoons sesame seeds in a food processor until finely ground.
• Transfer the ground sesame mixture to a medium saucepan and add the butter, orange zest and juice, cornstarch and salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the mixture comes to a simmer and thickens slightly, about 3 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl; stir in the flour, vanilla and the remaining 2 tablespoons sesame seeds. Refrigerate until cooled and thickened, about 45 minutes.
• Drop heaping teaspoonfuls of batter, 4 inches apart, onto the prepared baking sheets. Lightly sprinkle the tops with more sesame seeds. Bake, 1 baking sheet at a time, until golden brown, about 10 minutes. Let cool on the baking sheet until just set enough to lift with a spatula, 1 to 2 minutes, then carefully transfer to a rack. While the cookies are still warm, curl up 2 sides of each cookie with your fingers, then let cool completely. Repeat with the remaining batter (reline the baking sheets between batches).

HONEY SESAME TUILES

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar using a paddle. Add honey and mix. Add whites and mix. Add flour and mix. A proper tuile batter is smooth. On a fiberglass mat or parchment paper, spread tuile batter evenly and thinly into 5 to 6-inch rounds by using a wet finger, circling outward. Sprinkle with sesame seeds. Bake at 300 degrees until tuiles are brown. Check often. Tuiles can be shaped when they are still hot. Place them in muffin tins or ramekins to form a cup shape. Work quickly.

SESAME TUILE, VANILLA ICE CREAM GARNISHED WITH RASPBERRIES AND LYCHEES

Steps:

• In an electric standing mixer beat together the egg whites, egg, confectioners' sugar and bread flour until blended into a smooth batter. Fold in the lemon zest. Refrigerate, covered, overnight. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter and flour a sheet pan or use a non-stick cookie sheet. Using a small off set spatula, spread 1 teaspoon of the batter into 5-inch circles spaced 3 inches apart. The batter should be spread thin. Sprinkle the tops of the rounds with sesame seeds. Bake a few at a time until the edges begin to brown for about 5 minutes. Working quickly use a spatula to remove the tuiles from the sheet pan and then mold them over the top of a 1 cup bowl. When they have cooled remove the molded tuiles and allow them to cool completely. When ready to serve place individual tuiles on decorative dessert plates. Carefully scoop ice cream to fill tuile, then top with raspberries and lychees.

CRISPY SESAME TUILES

Steps:

• In a food processor, finely grind the sesame seeds. In a medium bowl, whisk the ground sesame seeds with the sugar and flour. In a small bowl, whisk the butter with the sesame paste until smooth. Stir the orange and lemon juices into the flour mixture, then stir in the sesame butter until the batter is smooth. Cover and let stand at room temperature for 1 hour.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line 2 large cookie sheets with parchment paper. Scoop tablespoons of batter onto the prepared sheets, spacing them 2 inches apart. Using an offset spatula, lightly spread the batter into 3 inch rounds of even thickness. Sprinkle a pinch of black sesame seeds on each tuile.
• Bake the tuiles for about 10 minutes, until evenly golden. Remove from the oven and let the tuiles stand until firm, about 3 minutes. Using a spatula, transfer the ruiles to a rack to cool completely.