Best Birch Bark Tuiles Recipes

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CHOCOLATE BIRCH BARK



Chocolate Birch Bark image

This easy two-ingredient dessert uses different types of chocolate to create a holiday bark that resembles a snowy white birch tree. It's perfect for the cookie tin, or for setting out on a platter with other wintry, nature-inspired treats like these Moss Sandwich Cookies.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes

Time 1h5m

Yield Makes about 16 pieces

Number Of Ingredients 2

6 ounces milk chocolate, coarsely chopped (1 1/2 cups)
10 ounces white chocolate, coarsely chopped (2 cups)

Steps:

  • Melt milk chocolate in a heat-proof bowl set over a pot of simmering water, or in a microwave. Just before all is melted, remove from heat; stir with a spatula until completely melted. Repeat with white chocolate.
  • Cut a 12-by-9-inch sheet of parchment; place on a baking sheet. Transfer 2 tablespoons milk chocolate to a piping bag fitted with a small round tip (such as Ateco #3; you can also use a tiny paintbrush). Pipe or brush small dots and dashes and "knots" sparsely across surface of parchment. Refrigerate 5 minutes.
  • Pour white chocolate over pat- tern, spreading to edges of parchment. Refrigerate until set, about 15 minutes. Spread milk chocolate over white chocolate with a spatula. Refrigerate until set, about 15 minutes. Break into pieces; refrigerate until ready to serve.

ALMOND TUILES



Almond Tuiles image

Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Categories     dessert

Time 1h40m

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 1/4 cups almond flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 stick unsalted butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
1 large egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Passion fruit or mango sorbet, for serving

Steps:

  • Whisk the almond flour, salt and baking soda in a bowl. Beat the butter and sugar in a separate bowl with a mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg and vanilla until smooth, then mix in the dry ingredients. Refrigerate the dough until firm, about 30 minutes.
  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with silicone mats or parchment paper. Drop heaping teaspoonfuls of dough about 3 inches apart on the prepared sheets. Bake until golden and crisp, about 8 minutes.
  • Let the cookies cool about 2 minutes on the baking sheets. One at a time, gently lift each cookie with an offset spatula. Immediately wrap it around the handle of a wooden spoon to curl. Once it sets, slide the cookie off the handle and let cool on a rack. Repeat with the remaining dough, allowing the baking sheets to cool between batches. (Don't make too many cookies at once; they need to be shaped while still warm.) Serve with sorbet.

ORANGE-WALNUT BUCHE DE NOEL



Orange-Walnut Buche de Noel image

This multilayered dessert is much easier to put together than you might imagine. The chocolate bark requires a bit of precision, but then it's simply a matter of tearing it into shards. The tuiles and acorns are optional, but they enhance the log's rustic appearance (and can be made ahead and stored in airtight containers). To mimic the exact design of the tuiles, you will need a leaf stencil, found at crafts stores.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes     Cake Recipes

Yield Makes 1 twelve-inch log

Number Of Ingredients 12

Vegetable oil cooking spray
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour, plus more for pan
1 1/2 cups toasted walnuts
6 large eggs, separated, room temperature
10 tablespoons granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
Confectioners’ sugar, for dusting
Orange Mascarpone Filling
Chocolate Bark
Fig-and-Marzipan Acorns
Tuile Leaves

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Coat a 12-by-17-inch rimmed baking sheet with cooking spray. Line with parchment paper. Spray and flour parchment, tapping off excess; set aside. In a food processor, pulse walnuts and flour until coarsely ground; set aside.
  • In the bowl of an electric mixer, whisk egg yolks with 5 tablespoons sugar until thick and pale. Beat in vanilla. In a clean mixing bowl fitted with a clean whisk, beat egg whites with salt until soft peaks form. Gradually add remaining 5 tablespoons sugar, beating until stiff (but not dry) glossy peaks form. Fold egg whites into yolk mixture in 3 equal batches, and add walnut mixture with last batch.
  • Spread batter evenly on prepared baking sheet. Bake until top is golden and springs back when touched, about 30 minutes. Run a small, sharp knife around edges of cake; invert cake onto a clean kitchen towel dusted with confectioners' sugar. Peel off parchment paper. Starting at a short side, gently roll the cake into a log, incorporating towel. Transfer to a wire rack, and let cool completely, about 1 hour.
  • Reserve 1 1/2 cups mascarpone filling. Unroll cake and spread remaining filling on top, leaving a 1/2-inch border on all sides. Carefully reroll cake (without towel). Arrange, seam-side down, on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Using a serrated knife, trim ends of log. Spread reserved filling over log. Working quickly, arrange chocolate bark all over log, overlapping pieces slightly. Refrigerate until firm, at least 1 hour. Garnish with acorns and leaves, if desired; dust with confectioners' sugar before serving.

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