Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Browned Butter Hazelnut Praline Madeleines


Madeleines...I almost forgot that I used to love these little French cakes until that one bad experience at a local bakery when I tasted an oily and dense version of it. One day when Chelle passed me two of these delicious Browned Butter Hazelnut Praline Madeleines along with some very yummy macarons, all my sweet good memories with madeleines finally came back.

Honestly, I always knew only two flavours of madeleines - lemon and chocolate. The other flavour which I've seen before is matcha, but I'm not that big a fan of matcha so it didn't quite attract me. But these...are truly amazing! At first bite, I couldn't quite make out what flavour it was...there was a hint of cinnamon and some nutty bits. Subsequent bites caused the flavour to be more apparent...and of course I asked the giver what flavour it was before I found out the entire story. I told myself I have to make these madeleines (that was before I started procrastinating) but it never quite happened until only recently. I saw that Chelle shared the recipe and some of my friends asked for madeleines. Seriously, I never knew how popular they were until 4 of my friends simultaneously asked for them. Looks like they have quite a big and loyal following here!

Normally, the madeleine batter would call for refrigeration overnight. But looking at the recipe, it states a minimum of 3 hours and a maximum of 2 days. As I was too eager to taste them, I made them straight out of the fridge after 3 hours. I wonder if the length of refrigeration affected the results? Or perhaps it was my overzealousness in filling the batter into the madeleine moulds. My madeleines cracked at the humps...hmmm...


Getting this was new to me, I don't recall having cracked humps before the last time...I wonder why? Appearance aside, these were absolutely delicious! I ate 3 of them at one go and gave the rest to my family and friends. Making these also gave me a chance to use my (almost) new madeleine moulds from Japan. I love how beautifully brown they turned out in them with some help from non-stick cooking spray!


Yummy! This recipe is definitely for keeps! Do give it try if you love madeleines as much as me and my friends do. I'm pretty sure you won't be disappointed :).

9 comments:

  1. this is really delectable! can i have a piece please allie!

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  2. Looks yummy... Ha, now you are tempting me with madeleines, something that i have added to my long to-bake list but haven't got the chance to do it yet. Ha...

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  3. Allie, nice job.. your Madeleines have an "Eat me" look for sure!

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  4. Cracks or not, these look yums!

    I'm still hunting for madeleines mold :(

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  5. I love Madeleines and yours is very beautiful, I really want to taste it :)

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  6. @Jess: Thanks sweetie! Virtual slice can? :)

    @Hanushi: Do try it when you have the opportunity! I'm sure you won't be disappointed :).

    @Quay Po Cooks: Haha cool! Thanks sweetie!

    @Cherie: Thanks Cherie! The cheap ones at Daiso work pretty well if you aren't fussy about the quality :).

    @dailydelicious: Thank you!

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  7. 原来你是高手。
    你拍的照片好美哦!
    我要慢慢爬你的帖子了,
    因为有好多的美食。

    可以分享你的kueh bahulu食谱吗?
    谢谢哦!

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  8. hmm, i bet the brown butter made these madeleines extra delicious and aromatic. And you've got some really pretty pictures there!

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  9. @Sean: 谢谢!我也很喜欢阅读你的blog. 好,我会把kueh bahulu的食谱电邮给你!

    @crustabakes: Thank you! And that's right, it added a nice fragrance to the madeleines!

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