Thursday, August 21, 2008
Lemon (Lime) Madeleines
Despite all of my baking experiences in the last two years and my absolute joy for eating baked goods, I have never made or even tasted a Madeleine. With my journey through Martha's book always in the front of my mind, a few weeks ago while shopping for new knives I picked up my first Madeleine pan.
Let me first address why these Lemon Madeleines are actually a hybrid lemon-lime cookie. The obvious answer, is as usual I decided on making a batch of cookies without checking on my supplies. I had half a lemon and one and a half limes. So for the two tablespoons of lemon zest, it ended up being 1/2 a tablespoon of lemon zest and the remaining lime zest. The two tablespoons of juice was easier, and I was somehow able to squeeze it all out of that one half of lemon.
Also, being that I am still in the process of stocking my shelves, I did not have the cake flour required for the recipe. Thanks to Lennie on Recipezaar, I was able to find a substitute for cake flour (1 Tbsp. of cornstarch per 1/2 cup of all purpose flour). http://www.recipezaar.com/87689
I was excited to make the cookie, but entirely clueless on how to properly mix and bake a Madeleine. It does not fit into traditional cookie formulas, and recalling a scene from The Transporter, I was quite hesitant and worried.
The first batch (which I should have taken a picture of) were slightly smaller than they should have been, so the second batch I was much more generous with. The cookies looked like I had expected them to but I'm still curious about the taste.
The lemon lime mixture adds a sweet citrus taste, but the sponge-y almost dry texture of the cookie has me wondering if I overmixed, undermixed, or baked too long.
The true test to my new pan, the future of my baking Madeleines, and my questions about the texture of the cookie, will all be answered when I attempt the Orange Cardamom version in the future.
P.S. I went to Magnolia near Columbus Circle today for the first time. Delicious!!! Definitely worth all the hype!
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"looked like I had expected them to but I'm still curious about the taste."
-that's what she said. zing!
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