Tuesdays with Dorie BCM: Lemon Madeleines
March 10, 2015 at 12:01 am | Posted in BCM, cakes & tortes, cookies & bars, groups, simple cakes, sweet things, tuesdays with dorie | 22 CommentsTags: baking, cake
By now, I’ve made several of Dorie’s madeleine recipes, but these Lemon Madeleines were the first to give me that coveted backside bump! The trick, apparently, is to keep the batter super-cold until the second the shell-shaped pan hits the oven. Hmmm…perhaps I should revisit one of the older recipes (chai was a favorite)?
I like madeleines, but I never really think of them until they roll around for TWD. They’re easy enough to make…the batter is quickly whisked together by hand and it can even out in the fridge for a few days. Madeleines are for sure best eaten fresh, so it’s handy to be able to bake them off as you want them (I did about four a day until the batter was gone). These ones came out nice and spongy. And lemony, of course, because of zest in the batter and juice in the glaze.
Madeleines often find themselves dunked into a cup of tea, but there was some lemon curd left from last week’s BWJ recipe, so we swiped them in that.
For the recipe, see Baking Chez Moi by Dorie Greenspan. Don’t forget to check out the rest of the TWD Blogroll!
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Yum! Looks beautiful!
Comment by gigipoo— March 10, 2015 #
They are lovely. I dipped mine into a caramel sauce I had made for our ice cream. Not bad.
Comment by margretjohanna— March 10, 2015 #
I was just talking about how I love desserts with lemon, and here your post pops up! =D They must be delicious!
Comment by elyann14— March 10, 2015 #
gnammmm!!!! :)))))
Comment by ilsabatomattina— March 10, 2015 #
Looks lovely. I decided not to glaze mine because I could not be bothered with the extra step.
Comment by smarkies— March 10, 2015 #
Sounds yummy dipped in lemon curd! Triple dose of lemons, love it!
These madeleines are a delicious treat for tea-time, I can’t stop eating these!
Comment by Joyce, kitchen flavours— March 10, 2015 #
I did glaze mine (except for the one unglazed one that I HAD to eat for scientific experimental reasons).
Comment by Meagan | baking in bawlmer— March 10, 2015 #
Perfect with lemon curd! Double goodness!
Comment by thatskinnychickcanbake— March 10, 2015 #
Your madeleines look so good, love the lemon curd dip 😉
Comment by Patty— March 10, 2015 #
Looks really tasty!
Comment by yummychunklet— March 10, 2015 #
I didn’t even think about baking off a few a day – that is a great idea.
Comment by Cher— March 10, 2015 #
I love Madeleines! They are one of the favorites now in my household. Orange zest and coconut in them…divine! I will give the lemon recipe a try. Oh my Goodness…Chai Tea Madeleines… I’m sure they are wonderful!
Comment by Victoria— March 11, 2015 #
lemon curd-works for me!
Comment by alisahuntsman— March 11, 2015 #
Your madeleines look lovely. These were the best madeleines we’ve made with Dorie so far.
Comment by Cakelaw— March 12, 2015 #
Perfectly beautiful madeleines!! I loved this recipe and the wonderful lemon glaze!
Comment by bakeawaywithme.com— March 12, 2015 #
MmmmMm lemon curd…that sounds awesome! Baking them in small amounts sounds like a great idea. That’s probably the only way it would slow my appetite down. 🙂
Comment by sbb jen— March 12, 2015 #
I like the idea of a few at a time because they are not great left over. Using the
lemon curd with these is a great idea.
Comment by Nana— March 12, 2015 #
Oh, how I wish I had some lemon curd! That would have been heavenly. Lovely photo.
Comment by Cathleen | My Culinary Mission— March 13, 2015 #
Ooh-the lemon curd would be great with these. I like your idea of baking these off over a few days since they definitely got stale pretty quick.
Comment by goldenlifephx— March 15, 2015 #
Yum! Looks beautiful!
Comment by lannhallthompson— March 17, 2015 #
mmmmhhh….
Comment by Limoncino Giulietta— March 19, 2015 #
I love lemons so I am sure I’ll love this recipe thanks for sharing!
Comment by Renee's Bistro— March 28, 2015 #