Monday, March 9
My madeleines don't look anything like the glorious picture in the book. They were supposed to be a bit more golden instead of brown, and have a lovely hump on the underside. My oven temp seems to be off, which would explain the darkness of the madeleine. Plus I super overfilled the pan, as the recipe said it would make 12 so I just used all of the batter in the 12 madeleine holes, instead of getting out my second pan and putting some in there. They certainly would have looked prettier if they hadn't overflowed the pan.
This recipe was supposed to GUARANTEE a lovely hump on the non-grooved side, which mine did not get. This also could be due to overfilling the pan, I suppose.
However, looks aren't everything, because these are delicious little lemony treats. I want to make a cup of tea and devour the entire bunch. I will make these again someday. That time I'll use more pans and see if that makes a difference. But really, looks aren't everything. These taste delicious, which is what it's really about!
The recipe for the Lemon Madeleines can be found on pages 212 -213 on Baking Chez Moi.