A challenge ..a challenge to step out of my “I know exactly what I’m doing” comfort zone and try something new. That’s what this week’s #SundaySupper theme was about. Try something new, something you’ve never made, that was what we needed to do this week.
So that’s what I did. I made something that I had never made before. I made Madeleines. Not only did I make Madeleines for the first time this week, I also decided to make them for the first time with my 4 year old baking assistant. haha.
This challenge ,that I was a bit worried about, turned out to be one of the easiest things to make and one that my 4 year old niece almost completely did by herself. Ok well, she didn’t make them alone. I was there to instruct, measure and bake, but she did do a lot of the mixing, egg cracking and folding on her own.
Let me tell you something, my 4 year old niece can crack an egg perfectly. No shell in the bowl and no mess.
She was so proud of her “cookies”
I had my first Chocolate Dipped Madeleine when I worked at the Starbucks in Jacksonville, NC. Perfect spongy texture, with a pop from the chocolate. I was hooked.
I fell in love with them pretty quickly but never even attempted to make them at home. Years later I bought a Madeleine baking sheet, only to have it sit in my baking drawer for two years without being used.
I had never even looked up the directions for Madeleines, as I had just assumed that they were complex to make. After a little investigation and testing, it turns out that I was wrong. These little Madeleines are incredibly easy to make.
If my 4 year old niece can make them, anyone should be able too.
For these Madeleines, I dipped the cooled Madeleine into melted milk chocolate.
I topped some of them with health bar toppings.
Some with edible pearls.
Some with chopped walnuts.
>:)
Chocolate Dipped Madeleines Ingredients
1/4 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup flour, all purpose
1 stick unsalted butter, meltedMelting Chocolate Wafers
Topping (optional)*
*chopped walnuts
*heath bar topping
*edible pearls
Preheat the oven to 375F.In a medium bowl (or the bowl of a stand mixer) beat the eggs with the salt together until foamy.
While the egg mixture is beating, slowly add the sugar. Mix on medium-high speed for 5 minutes.
After 5 minutes mixture should be a pale yellow color and quite fluffy.
Add in the vanilla and mix well.
Remove the bowl from the stand mixer and use a spatular for the following steps.
Fold in the four and butter, alternate pour a little of each and fold the batter until all of the flour and butter have been used.
Pour the batter into each mold of the Madeleine pan, about 1.5 tablespoons worth of batter for each one. (about 3/4 full)
Bake for 7-9 minutes, or until until the madeleines are golden and spongy.
Flip baked Madeleines onto a cooling rack and let cool.
After the Madeleines are cooled, melt the chocolate according to the package directions.
Dip the tip of the Madeleine into the chocolate, set onto a baking sheet lined with foil or parchment paper. Let chocolate harden.
(If using toppings, sprinkle the toppings onto the chocolate before it hardens)
Makes: 24
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Beauty-full, Angie! I’ve Pinterested your lovely creations (well you and your niece’s cookies) onto my World’s Best Cookies. You’ve inspired me to dig out the Madeline pan and do a chocolate / Heath Bar dip!
These are so pretty! And what a great little baking assistant you have!
I love Madeleines! Great job on making the cookies, they look bakery fresh!
I´m glad you finally tried these Angie, they are simple yet so sophisticated at the same time. Dipping and sprinkling them was the best idea! And it keeps them moister, which is always the challenge. Gorgeous cakes!
Beautiful madeleines Angie! I don’t have a madeleine pan but you sure are making me want one. What a great treat to make and I’m glad it’s easy to do too.
Ooooh these look so tasty AND sophisticated, and I love your lil helper! Too cute!
MMmmmm! These are adorable, and they look so flipping yummy!
Do you promise me that I can bake these? Something tells me a four year old is a better baker than me!
Your niece is the cutest thing ever! If she can bake these, I certainly can! Thank you for this post! I’ve always thought these were so hard to make! I guess the hardest thing is buying the Madeleine pan! I love these!!!! so perfect!
This is something that I have always wanted to make. Guess I have to go and get that pan first though. Nicely done!!
I think I’ve only had these once while I too was working at Starbucks 🙂 These are beautiful! I wish I could grab one through the computer and eat them :p You and Savannah did a wonderful job! Love the spoons too!
Angie, these Madeleines look like they are straight out of a high end bakery. And with the fun topping additions… love it!!! Thanks for posting. I need to try these 😉
What a wonderful idea with dipping them in chocolate and having some fun little toppings. I made madeleines once and need to make them again now. Love!
Oh man, now I want to get me one of those madeleine pans!This is one dessert I could eat one after another. And, very talented niece…a baker indeed!
I worked for Starbucks for 8 years and that was the first place I tried madeleines as well. These look so perfect and I love that you dipped it in chocolate.
Your neice is a doll! You should both be proud of these gorgeous madeleines!
Those are just precious, Angie, as is your niece! I have two sets of madeleine pans, normal sized and tiny and, yet, I hardly ever make them. I need rectify that, if only so I can dip them in chocolate and cover them in toppings like yours. Beautiful!
Treats like this make me wish I had a madeline pan!
I absolutely love Madeleines! Yours turned out wonderful! And your helper is adorable!
Angie, your niece is gorgeous and so mature! All I ever did was make a horrific mess in the kitchen when I was her age. Your madeleines are gorgeous – the chocolate dip is so smooth and perfect, and I love the different toppings. Wonderful photos and styling too.
I’ve never made Madeleines but yours look absolutely delicious and that chocolate coating is just perfect 🙂 So yum…
Madeleines are on my kitchen bucket list, too. I have a 2-year-old niece, so hopefully in a few years I can have the same adventure with her. I’ll buy that madeleine pan now, just in case. Maybe it’ll just sit in a drawer for a few year, like yours 🙂
These are so fun! Great job stepping out of your comfort zone. You know, I used to do that more before I had a food blog. Now I need things to turn out so that I don’t have to test them as much and can move onto photos and editing and writing. It means that I don’t challenge myself as much. But I’m going to give myself a challenge soon. Thanks for the inspiration!
I love madeleines and these are lovely but I for one don’t need another pan! I’ll just enjoy yours from afar!
GOING TO MAKE TONIGHT!
I love these! Madeleines are so good, and dipped in chocolate, even better!
Hi Angie, I’m sorry for taking a full week to comment on this post. It was a crazy week for me. You know that I’m loving your photography, and anything chocolate covered or dipped is my favorite. These Madeleines look perfect!
oh I just love all the cute toppings you had for them. Madeleines are one of my favorites!