I was delighted that Tara of Smells Like Home chose Traditional Madeleines from Baking from My Home to Yours cookbook by Dorie Greenspan for this week’s Tuesdays with Dorie.
Why? Because I absolutely love, love madeleines! The first time I read a recipe for madeleines was in the Cookie Book of Time Life’s ‘The Good Cook’ series. Yes, that long ago! I was so impressed with these little shell shaped sponge cakes that I went out and bought the madeleine pans and went on my first of many ‘madeleine phases’.
This week I went to my ‘must have baking pans’ storage area and dug out my aluminum madeleine pans. I followed the Traditional Madeleines recipe, refrigerated the batter for the mandatory three hours and waited in anticipation for the madeleines to bake. Once baked and cooled, they stuck to the pan! I had to pry them out of the pans (which I did grease and flour) and mangled that lovely shell shape. So what did I do? I went out and bought non stick madeleine pans of course, to add to my ‘must have baking pans’ storage.
Good thing my family didn’t notice yet another baking pan purchase. They just ate all the mangled madeleines ( which were delicious) and were happy not to have to wait for the ‘blog photo shoot’.
The second time around I altered the recipe. I substituted orange rind for the lemon rind and Firori di Sicilia (translation: Sicily’s flowers) for the vanilla extract. Fiori di Sicilia is a citrus based extract that is commonly used in Italian baking. The flavour of this extract enhanced the taste and smell of the orange zest. This time the madeleines baked to perfection and slipped right out of the pan. A little sprinkle of vanilla sugar and voila – sweet madeleines!
Thank you Tara for choosing one of my favourite recipes. Take a look at the wonderful madeleines of the Tuesdays with Dorie Bakers.
The Traditional Madeleines recipe is on pages 166-167 of the âBaking: From My Home to Yoursâ
cookbook by Dorie Greenspan.
glad to hear your second batch came out so well! they look lovely!
Wow what incredibly perfect and beautiful looking madeleines!!
I looked at the nonstick pans but opted for ‘old fashioned’ in the hopes of getting better browning. Looking at your pictures I’m second guessing my choice… I LOVE the clear definition in your shell shapes.
I also made mine with orange rind (it’s what I had on hand) with tasty results.
I am so jealous, you got the bump. Congrats.
Ulrike from KĂŒchenlatein
Orange and Firori di Sicilia sound like a wonderful combo for madeleines. They look beautiful!
Your madeleines turned out beautifully and you’ve certainly piqued my interest about Firori di Sicilia extract! Nice job!
They look terrific. I like the idea of orange ones, I bet those tasted great!
Your Madeleines look so delicious. I Just have to get me a pan!
Your madeleines look perfect! I’ll have to try orange ones too.
Very pretty–and now I have another thing I have to try my Fiori extract in!!
LOL @ blog photo shoot! My husband can totally relate. Maddies look lovely. Great job!
Clara @ Iâ„food4thought
They came out awesome! Good thing you procrastinated! Mine are all gone. Do you still have some, cause I could hop over for tea!
Oh man, I love the Good Cook series. I have like 10 of them and refer to them all the time. Your variations sound wonderful and they’re real good looking too, hoorah for new pans right?
Oh man, I love the Good Cook series. I have like 10 of them and refer to them all the time. Your variations sound wonderful and they’re real good looking too, hoorah for new pans right?
I love Firori di Sicilia – it sounds like a wonderful variation. Beautiful job!
What great looking madelines! They look just like the ones that I used to buy in France. Now that I’ve seen how wonderful yours turned out, I’m sorry that I don’t have a madeline pan of my own.
I only just got my first madeleine pan this year and Dorie’s were the first madeleines I made in it!
These look great! It really tickles me to think of all these bakers all over the world secretly buying madeleine pans! Hx
sorry to hear about the first batch, but this one came out great! i’ve seen that extract in a specialty store near me, but didn’t know what it was..thanks for the tip!
2nd times the charm! those are beautiful and absolutely blogworthy đ
Great looking madeleines! I can just taste the orange!
They look perfect! Your comment about your family not having to wait for the photo shoot cracked me up.
practice makes perfect;) they look great the second time around.
They look perfect! I loved these too, I can’t wait to try them again!
These madeleines are so beautiful, Liliana!
They look gorgeous and yummi. Just perfect. Kisses