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If you’re looking for something quick and delicious for teatime and have a couple of egg whites to spare, these French Crispy Sesame Tuiles are fabulous. What’s more, they’re made in only 30 minutes! So get the kettle on for tea and let’s get cracking.
I experimented using the basic Almond Tuiles recipe in my book, Teatime in Paris. Not only did they work using sesame seeds but they were so delicious, we couldn’t stop eating them! The bonus? They can keep even longer in a biscuit tin – if you can resist the temptation.
Sesame Seeds – Healthy & High in Calcium
Why Sesame Tuiles? Well, for the last 4 months, I’ve had trouble balancing calcium levels following the removal of my thyroid – and especially parathyroid glands. Even if you don’t have thyroid issues, we need calcium in our diet for healthy bones.
Sesame seeds are naturally high in calcium, so I’ve been sprinkling them on more or less everything: on breakfast oat granola, on my favourite goat’s cheese salade de chevre chaud, soups like corn chowder and grilled Béarnaise chicken. It has worked!
Then yesterday, I just thought, why not replace the almonds with sesame seeds in my favourite, easy-and-fast-to-make teatime Tuiles? They’re not as sweet as the classic French almond biscuits.
Recipe for Using up 2 Egg Whites
Whether you need more calcium or not in your diet, I urge you to try them: you’ll discover that Crispy Sesame Tuiles are also rather compulsive eating. What’s more – YOU NEED ONLY 2 EGG WHITES!
How Can I Serve Sesame Tuiles?
Crispy sesame tuiles are not just great on their own for teatime. Here are some ideas to serve with some of our favourite desserts:
- Ice-cream: what about with this no-churn Drambuie ice cream?;
- French chocolate mousse;
- A red fruit summer gratin;
- Almond Milk Rice Pudding;
- Crème Brûlée (recipe in my book, Mad About Macarons, leftover yolks chapter)
In the recipe I have used white sesame seeds but try black sesame too. What about serving sesame tuiles with this Black Sesame ice cream, inspired by our gourmet visit to Japan last summer.
Read more on our experience of Teatime in Japan here.
Crispy Sesame Tuiles Recipe
Crispy Sesame Tuiles
Servings : 9 people
Calories : 162kcal
Description
A variation of French Tuiles (literally 'roof tiles' by their biscuit shape) using sesame seeds instead of almonds - and high in calcium. Recipe adapted from French almond Tuiles from my book, Teatime in Paris.
Ingredients
- 70 g (2.5oz) Egg whites from 2 eggs
- 65 g (2.25oz) cane sugar (or granulated sugar)
- 65 g (2.25oz) butter melted
- 35 g (1.25oz) plain flour (all-purpose)
- 65 g (2.25oz) sesame seeds
- pinch salt (fleur de sel)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 190°C/375°F/170°C fan/gas 5.
- Place all the ingredients in a bowl and stir together with a spoon until well combined.
- Leave to chill in the fridge for 10 minutes - this will make your batter easy to spread out thinly on the baking sheet.
- Line 2 baking sheets with baking paper or a silicone mat and spoon the mixture into oval discs - using the back of a spoon - to about 6cm (2.5") in diameter.
- Bake in separate batches* (one tray at a time) in the oven for 8 minutes - keep your eye on them, as they cook fast. They should be toasted around the edges and cooked but golden in the middle.
- Straight from the oven, transfer each flat tuile (using a palet knife or pie slice) to a rolling pin to shape them to their tuile - or roof-tile - shape. Otherwise transfer to a wire rack to cool for 4 minutes.
Notes
Enjoy the tuiles freshly made, otherwise eat within 2 days if stored in an airtight container.
* If not using all the batter, keep covered in the fridge for 2-3 days.
Reviews (14)
Hi, I made the black sesame ice cream with black sesame powder and folded in small blobs of black sesame paste that I’d had from making the ice cream previously with another recipe. I like the ease and modest price of using the powder instead. I’d seen the powder at my local Asian store and grabbed it right up, knowing I’d use it for ice cream. I used 1 c milk and 2 c half-and-half instead of the cream, and was glad to use leftover yolks from making macarons! Have you ever tried making black sesame macarons?
I was excited to make the Tuiles as a garnish, and they taste great, BUT even though I formed them into neat ovals onto parchment, they spread into freeform shapes while baking. I want to know what went wrong. I measured everything carefully in grams and did 1/2 the recipe. I stirred the mixture until well mixed. They held their shape on the paper before baking. Does the silpat prevent the spreading? I want to make beautiful ovals like yours!
For the tuiles, did you ensure that you left the batter to rest in the fridge? This step is crucial for it to thicken to the right consistency, otherwise it will be too runny to shape. Have you seen the video? Hopefully that will help.
Thanks for popping in – so happy you have enjoyed making black sesame ice cream too. I have been meaning to make black sesame macarons but have just not got around to it yet! Enjoy x
These are so delicious and so original ; All I can say is that we were very impressed to enjoy them made by you recently – thank you Jill for another super recipe. Great memories to be together. You’re very talented.
Thanks so much, Thomas. The biggest pleasure is to enjoy these together. Take good care of yourselves!
I didn’t know you could get black sesame seeds Jill. This looks a fairly quick recipe that even I could manage. Love the photos too.
Thanks – they’re so good, Thomasina. Yes – you must try this black sesame ice cream – inspired by our trip to Japan!
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