It irked me that I liked Starbucks Madeleine's better then those I attempted to make earlier - and theirs was better then others I had purchased at French bakeries in the U.S. Leave it to Julia though, today I tried the recipe from Baking with Julia and hit the jackpot in the world of Madeline's.
3 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
1 1/4 c cake flour, sifted
3/4 c sugar
1/8 tsp salt
2 large eggs at room temperature
4 large egg yolks at room temperature
1 tsp vanilla
Sift the flour, add 1 tbsp of sugar and the salt and set aside on a sheet of waxed paper. Put eggs and yolks along with 1 tbsp sugar in a ceramic bowl and mix by hand with beater from mixer. Add the remaining sugar and wisk by hand. Then whip the egg/sugar mixture on high speed for about 5 minutes until the mixture "makes a ribbon" that sits on top for 10 seconds before sinking. Add the vanilla. Next mix in about 1/3 of the flour mixture gently with a spatula. Do not over fold! Then gently add the next thirds the same way. Carefully fold in the melted butter. Immediately and carefully spoon the batter into the madeleine pans. Bake about 10 minutes at 400. I like the edges brown and crispy - the madeleines should bounce back to the touch. Cool a bit before removing from pan. The recipe says thy taste best the first day - and can be frozen for up to ten days. I can tell you they taste great on day one!
You can get a used copy of Baking With Julia for $10-15. This cookbook is so so so worth it. Everything I have made from pie crust to croissants with these recipes have been the best ever.
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Oh, these sound good. Do you have to have an actual madeleine pan or can you fake it with a muffin tin or cookie sheet? Maybe I need to invest in one...
'Anonymous' is Ellen, because I can't figure out how to leave a comment with my name! :)
Nic gave me the pans from William Sonoma. I have seen them in the store and are just $15 or so each. I'd use the pans because they are just right...and ave those cool scallops.
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