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| Orange-Almond Tuiles |
These delicate little cookies caused quite a stir on the P&Q page! The dough/batter mixes easily enough but from there its all down hill. I refrigerated over night, two nights actually and measured the little balls with a teaspoon. So far all went well. Things got tricky when it came time to remove the little sh--s from the cookie sheet! Last time I was at Williams Sonoma Outlet (yes Virginia, there is an outlet) in Memphis I bought a sharp edged metal spatula and I was feeling somewhat cocky about it. I thought I had the perfect tool for this job! I did not have the perfect tool. So I let them cool on the sheet a little longer. Then it was back in the oven. Then I scraped/mangled a few off. Draping them over the rolling pin was no easy task as I have a big old fashioned one and I think these need to go over a French style.
All in all these weren't worth the effort for me and I didn't even finish cooking the dough/batter. My sweet mother in law and I nibbled on them while we worked on her Christmas cards. We are excited to have her stay with us for a few weeks. This lovely lady has Parkinson's Disease and struggles as the disease robs her of herself but she pushes on with courage and dignity. We feel honored to have her in our home.
The day was not lost thanks to Trevor. He posted on facebook that it was the 80th anniversary of the end of Prohibition! Gary and AJ and I celebrated with a Manhattan:)
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| AJ wants a Manhattan too! |
All the French Friday cooks can be found here. As we cook our way through Dorie Greenspan's Around My French Table. Stay warm Doristas and thank you for the condolences in the loss of my friend.
I'm glad you were able to enjoy a few of these with your mother in law :) And yay for Manhattans!
ReplyDeleteLovely company you got! Your cookies look great!
ReplyDeleteI'm with you. Not worth the effort. "Little shits" seems like the perfect description to me. haha!
ReplyDeleteLittle s--ts is right!!! What a pain. Enjoy the time with your sweet MIL! Cheers to you all (holding up my glass of wine ;))!
ReplyDeleteThese were definitely a pain. Cookies are supposed to be much easier than these. Cheers to you, Gary and your mother-in-law on the end of Prohibition! Enjoy your visit with her.
ReplyDeleteI just don't get it… I never can bake well and I didn't have trouble with these??? It must have been the almond flour. Sorry, they were such a bother to you, glad you had a good drink and a reason to toast… thanks Trevor.
ReplyDeleteI had a few choice words for these little buggers, as I was trying unsuccessfully to remove them from the cookie sheet. Then I decided to use parchment paper and it worked great! I think yours look lovely, a nice little cookie to enjoy with your mother in law. Enjoy your time with her. Cheers! Enjoy your weekend, Guyla!
ReplyDeleteGuyla, I wish I was there to celebrate the end of Prohibition with you both. I don't drink alone so how could I toast that fortunate day. Yeah, these tuiles were challenging. I did use almond meal/flour and still had a difficult time getting them off the cookie sheet. I tossed out half the batter. Just could not go through the agony of two more cookie sheets and tuiles melting together and then sticking to the sheet. Your name for them is appropriate. I'm sure Gary's mother is just as pleased to be spending a few weeks with you. Does she realize how funny you are????? And, please explain to her why you have so many first names. That will take her a few days to sort out.
ReplyDeleteWhew - thank goodness for the end of prohibition. I don't know how I would have made it through some of these challenges without a stiff drink in hand.
ReplyDeleteI still have about a third of my batter left that I plan on baking off timorrow. I guess I am a sucker for punishment.
Here's to the end of Prohibition! I didn't have any luck with tuiles either.
ReplyDeleteYum!
ReplyDeleteGuyla, sorry, I am running a bit late with comments these days. Even if these little darling cookies gave you some trouble, they still look nice and elegant to me. Glad that you got a chance to enjoy them with your mother in law!
ReplyDeleteAll the very best and have a nice weekend (hopefully not too much pre-Christmas stress)!
Andrea & Co.
I'm glad I'm not the only one who struggled with these, although I didn't follow the recipe carefully and have only myself to blame.
ReplyDeleteI just caught up on these and I had some swear words to share during the experience, too! I should have had a Manhattan afterward, as you did.
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