I've never made madeleines before. The last time the TWD group made them, I skipped that week. It had something to do with needing special pans or some other excuse. I decided I wasn't skipping this time. I borrowed a pan. (I was going to buy one, then I ran into my sister-in-law at the store. She told me she has four of them. Thanks, A!)
The madeleines were so easy to put together. Seriously. I used one bowl and a few measuring cups/spoon. The batter went into the fridge overnight. Viola! I'm ready to bake. I read about not overfilling the pans, so I wanted to be careful. The recipe says this makes 12 cookies. Normally, I get more than the printed yield. Since I hadn't made these before, I wanted to stick with the right yield. I used my tablespoon cookie scoop to portion out the dough. After 12 minutes in the oven, mine were done. They popped right out of the pan. They looked the way they were supposed to look!
If you look closely, you can see the little ridges.
I thought about using fluff and ganache. I did. And then I lined them up and sprinkled them with powdered sugar. Lazy. And less messy. I was a little worried that the ganache would overpower the more delicate flavor of the cookie, so I can use that as an excuse as well.
These turned out really nicely. Both the Boy and the Girl gave them thumbs up. I think that this is a lovely easy recipe, and I would certainly make it again. I really want to try the traditional version now. I just may have to go out and buy my own pan.
10 comments:
I think these would be great on their own. I am with you - if the frills aren't necessary, I normally won't make them.
They look so elegant and traditional with the dusting of powdered sugar! Yay for not having to buy a pan!
First time for me too! Your turned out so good!!
They look cute with the sprinkled sugar, and I am here to tell you that you saved yourself a lot of frustration of trying to get that fluff inside...finally I just dug a hole for it!
They look so yummy! Definitely try the traditional ones if you get a chance - they're lovely! :)
Your madeleines look perfect. Love the idea of just making them simple. I've never made or eaten any before. Glad I bought a pan.
Glad the P&Q's helped you out and what luck to run into someone who had a pan! :) I am all about easy! If I had thought about powdered sugar I may have used that as well.
Your madeleines look beautiful, I'm happy you were able to borrow a pan and bake along. You saved yourself a big mess by not filling and frosting them - both me and the kitchen were really sticky.
Im a proud member of club lazy too! I haven't even made mine yet... I bought the fluff tho.
even without the fluff and ganache, they look great! and more traditional, too.
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