What a fun and easy challenge! I loved it! The Daring Bakers were baking Tuile (pronounced tweel) this month and it was pure joy!
I’d bookmarked Vegan Yum Yum’s recipe for Tuile Cookies back in April, but never got around to making them. What a sillyfish I was! These cookies came out perfectly : light, crisp with a hint of chew…I served these with a luscious maple-lemon custard (and of course with sprinkles, because that’s Guppy’s signature touch) and they were just heavenly. Vegan Yum Yum’s recipe is a slam-dunk, her directions clear and her style impeccable, so really I cannot take much credit for this culinary success – it’s thanks to Vegan Yum Yum!
Here’s what I did (per VYY’s instructions ) :
I traced three circles in some cardboard. She’d suggested not baking more than three at a time because they cool quickly and shaping would be tricky. I followed her advice and had no problems.
Using my lil’ knife and self-healing mat I cut out the circles.
I put a few dollops of dough in each circle, then using a butter knife I leveled things out.
For a more traditional shape, I used my rolling pin. But the their traditional shape doesn’t lend itself well to filling, so I decided to use espresso cups.
Right out of the oven I would slide them onto the outside of the cup, then one by one I would pinch them into a taco shape and slide them into the cup. They retained their shape as they cooled.
Here’s a cooled tuile just waiting for some maple-lemon custard…
Notice how the custard opened the taco just a smidge? The key is not to fill them before you’ll be eating them as the filling can lead to soggy tuiles…
Notice how the ones on the left are all perdy and the one on the right is creeping open…it was filled about a half hour before the picture was taken. So, be sure and wait until just before serving to fill your tuiles!
This month’s challenge is brought to us by Karen of Bake My Day and Zorra of 1x umruehren bitte aka Kochtopf. They have chosen Tuiles from The Chocolate Book by Angélique Schmeink and Nougatine and Chocolate Tuiles from Michel Roux. Thank you both for a great challenge!
Be sure and visit the Daring Baker’s Blogroll to see all the tuile-y goodness!
What a fun challenge! I’ve never made tuiles before, but the filling options are endless, which sounds like a lot of fun! Tres bien!
How lovely! I think I’ll use this recipe for Valentines treats this year
So glad Vegan Yum Yum’s recipe is all over the Vegan Blogosphere (we must coin a catchy phrase for that) today !!
Those look…so good!!!! I want some!
I wish I had used that recipe instead for my tuiles. You did a terrific job with yours!
another daring bakers success! nice job, Shelly! i love your tasty choice – filling the tuile “tacos” with maple-lemon custard! the spinkles are just the perfect touch! your tuile cookies look light & scrumptious! mmmmmmmm! they’re really puuuurdy, too! i might just have to try making some for dan & i to enjoy! yay!
If you can make such gorgeous tuiles, you can definitely knit (hahaaa! get it? defi”knit”ly) a castle or something extravagant like a sweater for tahinitoo…
Pretty pretty! I love guppy’s signature sprinkles. And you’re right, VYY’s recipe was awesome!
BEYOND FANTASTIC, SHEL!!
What a fun challenge! I love the sprinkles.
You did a wonderful job! I love the lemon maple custard…sounds delicious.
Natalie @ Gluten A Go Go
Great job!
Every time I see “Shelby” comment – I think “I didn’t comment yet!” lol. Then I remember….I’m also HoneyB!
Looks delicious! the maple-lemon custard sounds outstanding
The custard sounds wonderful! I hope Guppy liked them too.
Un jardin des tuile(rie)s!
Mmm, your tuiles look awesome! Love the sprinkles on top =D!
These look like the perfect tea accompaniment. I had never heard of tuiles before reading about this challenge.
Lovely sprinkles, too.
Sprinkles are a must.
most excellent! I have fond memories of eating tuiles, as a kid. we used to have them with mousse au citron. miam.
So many interesting variations from the Daring Bakers this month and yours is the first vegan version. Great job, they look great with the sprinkles on top.
The custard filled and decorated tuiles look great. I used the same recipe and when I finally got it right, an accident happened.
Those tuiles look delicious and the step-by-step is super helpful. Thanks so much for sharing!
The espresso cup thing is such a good idea. Perfect little tacos!
these might be the best tuiles i’ve seen come out of this challenge! i love how you shaped them
That’s hilarious about our titles! I definitely prefer to think of it as the creative genius great minds
Great job on the tuiles, and your colourful cups are so pretty – and that custard sounds so delish, I want a bite!!
What cute dessert “tacos!” I like that idea too… I could definitely play with that a bit.
Gorgeous! What a cool idea, I love it.
Beautiful! Vegan Yum Yum is awesome- i need to add her to my blogroll. Looks like a wonderful recipes and I bet it would be good gluten-free as well.
-Sea
maple lemon custard sounds amazing! glad it turned out so well
So pretty! They look really crispy, and I am a crispy-cookieholic! Of course Guppy’s sprinkles elevate them to a whole new level!
Ciao ! These are great !They are so beautiful and the filling sounds very good !! I would like to try your recipe probably it is better than the other !!
what great advice in this tutorial! Have a fun weekend.
Wow–very cool! And I love that first photo of how you measured the circles
Gorgeous!!!
looks so delish!
Oh these cookies are so sweet! Absolutely adorable.
Those are so cute! Used to be my favorite dessert… lemon and maple sounds like such a delish flavor combo!
gorgeous – never made tuiles before, but i saw james martin make a paint box shaped dessert out of them and it looked ace! Or maybe it was just cuz he made it!
Sprinkles! I forget the most important desert element! They are lovely.