Lemon-Almond Tuiles Recipe

Lemon-Almond Tuiles Recipe

  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 large egg white
  • 6 tablespoons potato starch
  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted, or 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 3/4 teaspoon grated lemon zest
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pure almond extract
  • Equipment: a 17- by 11-inch nonstick bakeware liner such as a Silpat; a small offset spatula
  1. Preheat oven to 375°F with rack in middle. Line a large baking sheet with liner.
  2. Whisk together sugar and egg white until sugar has dissolved. Whisk in remaining ingredients until smooth.
  3. Spoon 1/2 tablespoon of batter for each cookie, 2 inches apart and in staggered rows, on baking sheet (about 6 cookies), spreading with offset spatula into 4-inch-long cookies (straight or curvy). Bake until pale golden, 7 to 8 minutes. Transfer cookies, while still hot, with a spatula to a rack to cool completely, or curl cookies by draping them over a rolling pin to cool.
  4. Cool sheet and liner before baking more tuiles in same manner.