tuile!!!

I was watching chopped the other night and it came down to the final two. They had to make their desserts. The one finalist had experience in pasty so one would think he would produce a really good dessert! He made his dessert but it was all soft. It needed a crunch factor. He knew this but could not think of what to do. Now I know that sometimes the brain does not quite function right under that kind of pressure, and he could be sitting back right now going “DUH!” but it is too late. The first thing I thought of was a tuile! It is so easy to make. All ingredients are 100% ratio so it is easy to remember. And it only bakes for a few minutes. It would be a nice compliment to any dessert like that. It can be shaped before it is baked and then, while it is still warm, it can be given dimension by letting it cool over something round, or it can be formed with the fingers by twisting or something. It would have been a fabulous touch to his dessert. I do not remember if he won or not. I do not think he did. If only he had that tuile! Haha!