Thursday, December 31, 2009

French Fantastique Dessert

This is a twist on the old fashioned French madeleine. It is served with whipped cream on the bottom, and could be sandwiched together for a sandwich. (This, being homemade, will not taste quite right with store bought whipped cream, so we included a homemade recipe.) However, it is made with miniature cupcake molds instead of madeleine molds. We hope you enjoy it.
Ingredients For Cupcake Madeleines:
2 eggs
3/4 teaspoon vanilla
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup white flour
1 tablespoon lemon zest
1/4 stick of butter(2 tablespoons)
Directions For Cupcake Madeleines
Preheat your oven to 375 degrees F. Then, melt the butter, and cool it in the fridge. Don't cool for long, or it will be too cold to use. While butter cools, beat the eggs, vanilla, and salt. Gradually fold in flour, and then pour in sugar, very, very slowly for both the flour and sugar. Then, Add the lemon zest (best if fresh lemon zest), and pour the butter in slowly, working around the side of the bowl. Do this all while the mixer is on. When finished, pour into a large plastic bag and cut off the tip. Pour into the 14 mini cupcake molds and place in the oven for 14-17 minutes.
Ingredients For "Icing"(Whipped Cream)
1/3 cup of heavy whipping cream
1 tablespoon of white sugar
Directions For "Icing"(Whipped Cream)
Pour all the cream into your mixing bowl, and turn it to a medium setting. After 2 minutes, add the sugar very gradually. You are not to pour it in quickly at all. Then, turn it to ten, or the high setting. Wait until it whips up in peaks, then spoon it into a plastic bag and cut off the tip. Swirl each cupcake with whipped cream on the bottoms. That means putting them face down, and spreading whipped cream on the bottoms, which are now the top.

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