Langue de Chat
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These versatile French treats are a perfect accompaniment to your coffee or a wide range of desserts, from crème Anglaise to ice cream and chocolate mousse. Best of all, the batter used to create Langues de Chat can also be transformed into other delectable treats, such as the elegant Cigarette Russe or Tulips. If you shape the batter into rounds and roll them into cylinders, you have the base for the famous Bouchon de Bordeaux, filled with almond paste and raisins macerated in brandy.
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Cookie Batter
- In a food processor or by hand, cream soft butter along with vanilla, powdered sugar and flour. Add egg whites and mix until smooth. Allow batter to rest in the refrigerator overnight before piping.
Piping Langue de Chat
- Clean and grease baking trays with cooking spray or clarified butter; wipe off excess fat with paper towels (baking trays can be used in both sides).
- Pipe out 2 rows of 6 cookies per tray using a 0.3 inch/8mm diameter plain pastry tip. Langue de chat should measure 3 inch/7.5cm in length.
Baking Langue de Chat
- Preheat fan oven to 425ºF/220ºC. If using a fan oven, lower temperature to 410ºF/210ºC. Bake one tray at a time for about 6 minutes or until the edge turns brown. Remove from the oven and let stand for a few seconds then remove cookies using a metal scraper. Always use backup cool baking tray and grease after each batch. Repeat until done.
Piping & Baking Rounds
- Pipe out twelve 1.5 inch/3.8cm Ø rounds per tray and bake for about 6 minutes.
Roll Into Cylinders
- As soon as tray of cookies comes out of the oven, wrap each around a wooden spoon handle and press down to seal. Don’t hesitate to put the tray back in the oven for a few seconds to soften if it becomes too stiff.
Piping & Baking Cigarette Russe / Tulips
- For the cigarette Russe, make paper thin rounds using a 5-inch/12 cm diameter stencil. Stencil can be made out of an old baking mat.
- Bake for about 5 min and wrap immediately around wooden spoon handle and press down to seal.
- For the tulip, superimpose 2 just baked cigarette russe rounds – put back in the oven for 45 seconds to soften and immediately shape a brioche a tête mold to form a tulip.
Storage
- Keep cookies fresh at room temperature for up to a week by storing them in a sealed container or a freezer bag with a couple of silica gel packs.
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