Navettes, Tuiles, and Langue de Chat
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Three classical petit four preparations — thin, crisp cookies used as garnishes, accompaniments, and dessert plate components. Navettes (boats): boat-shaped crisp almond cookies. Tuiles (tiles): thin, curved almond wafers shaped while warm over a rolling pin. Langue de chat (cat's tongue): thin, buttery finger biscuits piped through a plain tip. All three share the philosophy of the thin biscuit: maximum surface area for Maillard browning per unit of dough, producing a flavour intensity out of proportion to their size.
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