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Geneva Wafers

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Geneva Wafers

A historical dessert from The White House cook book; a comprehensive cyclopedia of information for the home .. (1913). This is a very pretty and ornamental dish for the supper-table, and is very nice and very easily made.

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Original Ingredients

two eggs
three ounces of butter
three ounces of flour
three ounces of pounded sugar
preserve
whipped cream

Original Instructions

1
Well whisk the eggs, put them into a basin and stir to them the butter, which should be beaten to a cream

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2

Add the flour and sifted sugar gradually, and then mix all well together

3

Butter a baking sheet, and drop on it a teaspoonful of the mixture at a time, leaving a space between each

4

Bake in a cool oven

5

Watch the pieces of paste, and, when half done, roll them up like wafers and put in a small wedge of bread or piece of wood, to keep them in shape

6

Return them to the oven until crisp

7

Before serving, remove the bread, put a spoonful of preserve in the widest end, and fill up with whipped cream

Chef Cecil's Modern Tips Below

Chef Cecil's Modern Tips

Modern guidance to help you succeed with this vintage recipe

This is a classic tuile-style batter where eggs act as the primary structure builder while a high ratio of butter to flour creates flexibility when warm. The thin spreading allows rapid heat penetration, and rolling while still hot exploits the thermoplastic window—when proteins are pliable but starting to set. Cooling then locks the shape through starch retrogradation, creating crisp, delicate cylinders that shatter pleasingly when eaten.

Make Ahead

The unfilled baked wafers can be made up to 3 days ahead and stored in an airtight container with parchment between layers in a cool, dry place. Do not refrigerate as moisture will make them soggy. Fill with preserve and whipped cream no more than 2 hours before serving to maintain crispness.

Storage

Once filled, these must be served within 2-3 hours as the moisture from whipped cream and preserve will soften the wafers. Unfilled wafers keep for up to 3 days in an airtight container at room temperature. If they lose crispness, refresh in a 300°F oven for 3-5 minutes and cool completely before filling.

AI-generated tips from Chef Cecil's culinary database

Make Ahead

The unfilled baked wafers can be made up to 3 days ahead and stored in an airtight container with parchment between layers in a cool, dry place. Do not refrigerate as moisture will make them soggy. Fill with preserve and whipped cream no more than 2 hours before serving to maintain crispness.

Storage

Once filled, these must be served within 2-3 hours as the moisture from whipped cream and preserve will soften the wafers. Unfilled wafers keep for up to 3 days in an airtight container at room temperature. If they lose crispness, refresh in a 300°F oven for 3-5 minutes and cool completely before filling.

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