Recipes · French · Bakery

Tuile

One serving has 225 kcal and 5 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of vitamin E (27%), riboflavin (24%) and manganese (20%). Ready in 23 minutes.

Tuile
Photo: Ed and Eddie from Palo Alto, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
  • Preparation: 15 min
  • Cooking: 8 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (57 g)
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Diets: Vegetarian
  • Contains: dairy, egg, gluten, nut

Ingredients

  • 15 g Almonds
  • 15 g Sugar, powdered
  • 15 g Egg whites, raw
  • 8 g Butter, unsalted
  • 4 g Flour, all-purpose

Method

  1. Makes about 3 tuiles as one serving; multiply by 8 for a batch of about 24. Whisk the egg white with the sugar until smooth, then whisk in the melted butter and flour.
  2. Fold in the almonds.
  3. Spread thin, well-spaced ovals of the batter on a lined baking tray.
  4. Bake at 180 °C (355 °F) for 6-8 minutes until golden at the edges.
  5. While still hot and pliable, quickly lift each tuile with a thin spatula and drape it over a rolling pin to curve as it cools and crisps.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy225 kcal11%
Carbohydrates21.4 g
Water15.6 mL
Fiber2 g7%
Protein5.3 g11%
Tryptophan0.06 g
Threonine0.17 g
Isoleucine0.23 g
Leucine0.41 g
Lysine0.22 g
Methionine0.09 g
Cystine0.08 g
Phenylalanine0.3 g
Tyrosine0.15 g
Valine0.27 g
Histidine0.14 g
Fat14 g
Monounsaturated6.6 g
Polyunsaturated2.1 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-62 g
Saturated4.6 g
Trans-Fats0 g
Cholesterol17.2 mg
Calcium44.1 mg4%
Copper0.17 mg19%
Iron0.76 mg4%
Magnesium43.2 mg14%
Manganese0.36 mg20%
Phosphorus80.6 mg12%
Potassium141 mg3%
Selenium5.1 µg9%
Sodium26.3 mg
Zinc0.51 mg6%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.06 mg5%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.26 mg24%
Niacin (vitamin B3)0.8 mg6%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.13 mg3%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.02 mg2%
Folate (vitamin B9)14.8 µg4%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.03 µg1%
Choline9.5 mg2%
Vitamin A54.7 µg8%
Vitamin C0 mg0%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)0 IU0%
Vitamin E4 mg27%
Vitamin K0.57 µg1%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

0.2 kg CO2e a serving: lower than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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