Spring has been avoiding us in Toronto. We have had a few nice days of sunshine and relative warmth but for the most part it’s been rainy and unseasonably cold. It is depressing. If it weren’t for the gorgeous greenery exploding in anticipation of summer, you would think it is November.
I haven’t baked madeleines in a very long time and I thought the orange flavour would mentally transport us to more summer-like weather and JT loves orange and chocolate. Sadly, they were not a big hit with the construction crew but that made JT happy because he was able to keep them for himself (it’s been a bit of struggle keeping JT from munching on the treats that I’ve made for the crew, wink wink). These baked up beautifully and without that strange little bump in the centre, which is a win for me.
Orange & Almond Scented Madeleines
Ingredients:
- 4 large eggs
- 100 g granulated sugar
- 1/2 tsp almond extract
- 1/2 tsp orange extract
- 1 1/2 tsp freshly grated orange zest (about 2 small oranges)
- 128 g all-purpose flour
- 48 g almond flour (finely ground blanched almonds)
- 145 g unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly, divided
- 80 g semi-sweet chocolate, melted
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- With about 30 g of the butter, generously butter the Madeleine moulds and put it into the freezer.
- Melt the remainder of the butter in the microwave or small saucepan. Set aside to cool.
- Put about 2 tbsp of the melted butter in a frying pan and toast the almond flour (carefully, this burns quickly). Set aside to cool.
- In a bowl of an electric mixer, beat the whole eggs with the granulated sugar until the mixture is thick and pale and forms a ribbon when the beaters are lifted (15-20 minutes).
- Beat in the toasted almond flour and mix well so no lumps remain.
- Beat in the almond and orange extracts and the zest.
- Sift in the flour in 4 batches over the mixture, folding it in gently after each addition.
- Put about 250 mL of the batter into the cooled melted butter and incorporate well.
- Gently fold this butter-batter mixture into the remaining batter.
- Spoon the batter into twenty-four buttered Madeleine moulds and bake the Madeleines in the lower third of a preheated 375°F oven for 10 minutes, or until the edges are golden.
- Turn the Madeleines out on a rack, let them cool.
- Once cooled, dip into the chocolate if using right away, if not, Madeleines freeze well.
Such an elegant cookie. They look delicious
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Beautiful madeleines, Eva! For me dark chocolate is welcome in every possible sweet treat, so this sounds like a perfect improvement.
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What delightful little treats Eva! And you got that hump too-well done! 😀
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Madeleines are SO good. I can see why their memory launched an entire book. Great flavor combo in these — those construction guys don’t know what they’re missing.
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Well, the sun may be shy but I suspect the Raptors have brought their own spring to the city 😉 I’ve never made madeleines – these look beautiful and I’m with JT on the combination of orange and chocolate. Delicious!
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Oh, boy, these have the perfect hump! I’m way overdue to make madeleines and this flavor combo is divine!
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I would love one for my tea now 🙂 They look pretty.
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