Tuiles aux Amandes No. 2

Name: Tuiles aux Amandes No. 2 (Tiles, Leaves, or Other Shapes)
Yield: Makes about 4 dozen.
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 6 tablespoons flour; Clarified butter; 1 cup ground almonds; 2 tablespoons Cognac; 3 egg whites, or ½ cup; ½ cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar; ¼ teaspoon salt

Tiles, Leaves, or Other Shapes

Preparation info

Makes about
4 dozen

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Hows and Whys of French Cooking

By Alma Lach

Published 1974

About

Ingredients

Clarified butter
1 cup ground almonds
½ cup plus 2

Cookies
Vegetarian

Method

Brush cooky sheets lengthwise with clarified butter. Chill pans and brush again in the opposite direction, or across the pan.
Put ground almonds, sugar, flour, and salt in mixing bowl. Add unbeaten egg whites and Cognac. Mix well, using a wooden spatula or spoon.
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