In May of last year I was just finishing up catching up with all the TWD recipes I missed. Three of them were Madeleines. I had not made them before because I did not have the pan. Now I am always looking for reasons to make them just so I can use my single-purpose pan!! How perfect is it that this week’s Baking With Julia pick is Madeleines
I Love the shape of these little cakes/cookies. These are made with a Génoise batter which was new to me. Others I have made were more of a cake batter.
These were rather plain so I decided to dress them up a smidge. I dipped some in chocolate
And some I sprinkled with Cinnamon Sugar
AS much as I like love chocolate I liked the cinnamon sugar ones better.
And while I tried to like these madeleines they aren’t my favorites. They seemed dry and awfully dense. Ah, well.
The batter (page 41) and the madeleines (page 334) were contributed to Baking with Julia by Flo Braker. Hosting this week are Katie and Amy Thisdell of CounterDog and you can find the recipe on her blog.And stop by and visit the bakers of Baking with Julia for their Madeleines, too.
Tea and Scones 
April 16, 2013 at 6:27 AM
Yours look lovely. I did not have much success with this recipe – too dry 😦
April 16, 2013 at 10:42 AM
Which is why I didn’t care for them. Too dry compared to others I have made.
April 16, 2013 at 1:19 PM
I thought they would taste better with chocolate too! The cinnamon sugar was a great idea too!
April 16, 2013 at 2:12 PM
Your madeleines look yummy!!! I really want to bit into the chocolate ones!!!!
April 16, 2013 at 4:50 PM
the chocolate dipped madeleines look great, as do the cinnamon sugar ones, what great flavour/decorating ideas.
April 16, 2013 at 7:06 PM
Oh yum…love the chocolate dipped version!! Very pretty!
April 16, 2013 at 8:46 PM
Oh so yummy! I really like the shape and puffiness of your little cookies!
April 16, 2013 at 11:09 PM
The two variations of your madeleines are great! I also think that I will reach for the chocolate ones 🙂
April 16, 2013 at 11:11 PM
Sorry these didn’t pass your stringent tests! 🙂 They both look wonderful – I think I’d like the cinnamon ones too. Very light and airy – so glad you now have a madeleine pan!
April 17, 2013 at 2:18 AM
These aren’t my favorite either. Great idea to dip them in chocolate and the cinnamon sugar. They needed some flavor. I really liked Dorie’s madeleine recipe from AMFT so I will have to try some from her baking book.
April 17, 2013 at 7:29 AM
Yours look perfectly formed! I’m with you, though, on the review…they were fine, just not what I’d pick to have with my tea given the choice 🙂
April 17, 2013 at 7:41 PM
Not my favorite recipe. The cinnamon sugar one sounds tasty!
April 17, 2013 at 11:20 PM
I’m with you as far as their being dry. Love the solutions you came up with. These were my very first, and I am anxious to try other versions. Yours look beautiful.
April 18, 2013 at 2:10 AM
Both look great, but I especially like the way the cinnamon sugar dusted ones look.
April 19, 2013 at 3:20 AM
Oooh, I love the ones dipped in chocolate – they look super!
April 19, 2013 at 4:48 PM
I’m glad I’m not the only one who didn’t read the instructions correctly 🙂 I like your chocolate-dipped and cinnamon-sugar ideas. These were definitely a little boring on their own.
April 20, 2013 at 9:38 PM
I didn’t make these this time, but loved them (and bought a pan just to make them) back when we did them with BFMHTY. Yours look great!
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