Insanely simple and quick to make, these are so addictive to eat just as they are or with a glass of wine.
Although these are easy to make, you need to guard against over-baking: check them after 4 minutes by which time they should be molten and gently bubbling with just a hint of light brown around the edges. If not, give them half a minute or so more. Just allow the edges to brown: don’t let them get totally brown as they would have over-cooked and will have an acrid taste.
For a more jazzed-up canapé omit the ham and as soon as they come out of the oven, mould them over an upturned shot glass to form a type of bowl into which a filling of choice can go. But don’t fill too far in advance or they will soften.
Three of my favourite fillings include: crème fraîche mixed with finely chopped pears and crushed walnuts; flaked smoked trout mixed with lemon-flavoured mayonnaise and topped with chives; soft mature goats cheese on a small amount of caramelised onion with a gentle grating of truffle on top.
Ingredients – makes about 30 small tuiles
- 200g Parmesan, finely grated
- couple of slices Parma ham, chopped into small squares
- 3-4 teaspoons poppy seeds
- Preheat oven to 180C (fan).
- Mix the Parmesan and poppy seeds together and place a small teaspoonful onto trays lined with non-stick greaseproof paper. Top with a small piece of Parma ham.
- Bake for about 4 mins until just bubbling, lift tuiles off the greaseproof with a palette knife and place on a cooling rack.
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