The daring Baker Challenge this month was Tuiles. Something light and fun. We were to pick one of three recipes and bake them, shape them, and pair them. I thought I would be so clever and make the savory batch and pair it with a salad to stay with my new healthy living plan. Well...
It was a good plan but not a very wise one. I made my batch which included a whole stick of butter. Then I tried to make my bowls without a stencil. I planned on rustic salad bowls. So I spread the dough out on my Silpad. There didn't seem to be that much dough, so I got two large circles. No room for error. I added Parmesan cheese and black pepper to my dough. Things were looking promising. I baked them which took longer then I expected. Why? Because I had two huge thick circles of dough to bake. There was nothing delicate about these tuiles.
I took them out of the oven and immediately draped them over a bowl to shape them but they were way to thick to form. So.., We had a slightly curved big Parmesan pepper cracker with our favorite salad for dinner. A very fattening huge Parmesan pepper cracker. I should of went with the sweet and gave half away! I'm chalking this one up to experience.
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.
There are so many Daring Bakers who enjoyed this challenge and did an awesome job. I just wasn't one of them. Please go check them out and enjoy their effort and talents!!! And maybe I'll try again. The sweet version! I'll let you know! :)
At least they tasted good, I gather!! I had a little trouble with mine too.
ReplyDeleteLOL - I'm sorry you struggled with your tuiles. The sweet tuiles only called for a half a stick of butter! Definitely give them a try!
ReplyDeleteSorry you had some trouble! I am sure they were still tasty!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea. It took awhile to get the right thickness. They felt soooo thin. I'm sure your salad was wonderful with the crisps!
ReplyDeleteI tried making some small "bowl"ish shapes and they didn't really work out for me either. I think the trick is to 1) get the right shape or mold (I didn't have one) 2) keep it thin and 3) keep it really HOT! Your idea sounds great though, and I love the idea of cheese in the tuile!
ReplyDeleteMegan! It still looks delicious with that salad!
ReplyDeleteAre you sure you don't mind the malt-o meal? If you insist, my e-mail is mirkoerner@gmail.com.
ReplyDeleteThey were pesky, but I bet they tasted awesome with the salad. The amount of butter was scary.
ReplyDeleteIt looks good to me! I like how you paired it with a salad. Maybe that made up for some of the butter?
ReplyDeleteI was rushing and made mine too thick to be really enjoyable, too.
ReplyDeleteWe'll both do better next month!
Sounds like a perfect accompaniment to that salad!
ReplyDeleteIt's still pretty!
ReplyDeleteMegan, live and learn. That's my motto. Besides, I think they look great. And I bet they ended up tasting just as good. I applaud your adventurous nature.
ReplyDeleteThese savory ones look great. I'll have to try them.
ReplyDeleteI had some problems shaping mine too, but at least they were tasty, right? Congrats on completing the challenge. :)
ReplyDeleteHi Megan - I love your idea of savoury tuiles. I made the sweet tuiles and had exactly the same problem - too thick to shape (even though I spread them as thinly as possible). They were still tasty though and I'm sure yours were too.
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