Monday, August 20, 2018

Madeleine recipe comparison

So excited. Finally bought a madeleine pan (2 actually) after thinking and thinking. These are cheap, heavy guage gold color but only $8 each. Probably not great quality but compared with the $22 for carbon steel ones, these probably aren't worse off. Here are 3 recipe comparisons. The technique is similar, uses melted butter and chills the batter. The difference is whether the pan is dusted with flour or not.

1. Christine's - lemon zest (she says that they're also called Palmiers but I don't think they're the same?)
https://en.christinesrecipes.com/2013/05/madeleines-recipe.html
- uses cake flour and baking powder
- uses mixer
- chill for an hour
- fill each mould ¾ full
- bake 180 deg C, 9 minutes in upper third of oven

2. JOC - Cherry blossom
https://www.justonecookbook.com/cherry-blossom-madeleines/
- based on Julia Child's recipe
- uses normal flour, baking powder, and milk
- hand whisk
- chill batter for an hour or overnight
- pour 1 tbsp of batter using measuring spoon
- recommends metal pans
- dust mould with flour
- bake 190 deg C for 11 - 13 mins
- Adjusted recipe tested here: http://simmetra.blogspot.com/2018/08/earl-grey-madeleines.html

4. Roti and rice
https://www.justonecookbook.com/lavender-madeleines-guest-post-by-roti-n-rice/
- Same as above but no milk
- chill 30 mins
- uses mixer
- Bake 190 deg C for 12-12 mins till springs back
- Adjusted recipe tested here: http://simmetra.blogspot.com/2018/09/chocolate-chip-madeleines.html

3. Sally's Baking Addiction
https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/2018/01/17/madeleines/
- normal flour with baking powder
- uses mixer
- chill 30 to 60 mins only
- brushing pan with melted butter makes it most crispy compared to non-stick spray or oil + dusting with flour (claggy)
- 1 heaping tbsp using basic spoon
- max temp 177 deg C or it burns but leaves inside uncooked, for 12 mins

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