Sesame Tuiles

Serves: 4

Imelda VonRueden

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

65

Spice

39

Sweetness

44

Sourness

40

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.7

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 cup

Sugar

1 cup

Sesame Seed (plus more for sprinkling)

3 tbsps

Unsalted Butter

1 tsp

Orange Zest (finely grated)

2 tbsps

Orange Juice (fresh)

1 tbsp

Cornstarch

1 tsp

Salt

1 cup

All-Purpose Flour

1 tsp

Pure Vanilla Extract

Directions:

1

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F

2

Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper

3

Pulse the sugar and 2 tablespoons sesame seeds in a food processor until finely ground

4

Transfer the ground sesame mixture to a medium saucepan and add the butter, orange zest and juice, cornstarch and salt

5

Cook, stirring occasionally, until the mixture comes to a simmer and thickens slightly, about 3 minutes

6

Transfer to a large bowl; stir in the flour, vanilla and the remaining 2 tablespoons sesame seeds

7

Refrigerate until cooled and thickened, about 45 minutes

8

Drop heaping teaspoonfuls of batter, 4 inches apart, onto the prepared baking sheets

9

Lightly sprinkle the tops with more sesame seeds

10

Bake, 1 baking sheet at a time, until golden brown, about 10 minutes

11

Let cool on the baking sheet until just set enough to lift with a spatula, 1 to 2 minutes, then carefully transfer to a rack

12

While the cookies are still warm, curl up 2 sides of each cookie with your fingers, then let cool completely

13

Repeat with the remaining batter (reline the baking sheets between batches)

14

Photograph by Levi Brown