Green Tea Tuiles

Tuiles - is a thin crispy kind of french cookies which looked like tiny roof tiles (that's where the name tuiles come from in French). The batter for this cookie normally consists of a higher content of egg white and sugar than flour. You have to spread the batter thinly on a lined tray when baking, make sure your baking sheet is the non-stick type otherwise, you might not be able to lift the cookie up for shaping when baked. I have tried various store -bought tuiles like brandy flavoured, almond flavoured and orange flavoured ones except for this green tea ones which I baked today. The store-bought tuiles are always rather sweet so I have reduce the sugar in this recipe.
Verdict -sweet, delicate and crispy with a nice green tea aroma and highly addictive.



Ingredients: (16 pieces)
20g cake flour
1 tsp green tea powder
25g - 30g sugar
36g egg white
30g melted butter
Some almond flakes (optional)

Method:
1. Sieve cake flour and green tea powder into a mixing bowl. Stir in the sugar.
2. Use a hand whisk to stir in the egg white till mixture is smooth and well combined.
3. Stir in the melted butter till well combined. Rest batter for 30 minutes before using.
4. Drop a teaspoon of batter onto a lined baking tray and use the back of a spoon to spread the batter thinly and evenly till it is about 5 cm in diameter. Top with some almond flakes.
5. Bake at 170C for about 7 - 8 minutes or till the edges are lightly brown.
6. Remove baked tuiles from tray with a cookie spatula and half wrap it around a rolling pin to form a curved shape. Leave them to set so that they maintain their shape.

Notes:
1. If you do not spread the batter thinly, you will get chewy tuiles.
2. Cookie becomes crispy quickly and should be shaped while still warm.
3. This delicate cookie does not store well and it is best eaten the day they are baked.