Saturday, July 9, 2011
Madeleines
Wow, have we been busy the past few weeks!
First, my husband and I were invited to spend the night at Forgotten Creek Bed and Breakfast. This was my first stay in a bed and breakfast and I loved it! The space was HUGE–bigger than my entire apartment–and the views were beautiful.
(Sorry the pictures aren’t the best. We left our camera at home so I had to use my iPhone.)
The entire lower level of the house is the bed and breakfast part. I loved the patio, especially the hammock–it’s so relaxing! My husband and I laid on the hammock and watched the clouds go by.
They also had cows and little calves–they were so cute!
The next day we decided to go on a hike to see some waterfalls at Shenandoah National Park, which was close by.
The rest of the time these past few weeks was spent working, hiking some more, and spending some much needed family time.
So what does all this have to do with madeleines? At first I thought nothing then I realized:
These madelines have lemon in them and lemon=lemonade=summer=madeleines. See? I do try and make my posts relevant 
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Madeleines
From Baking: From My Home to Yours
Makes 12Ingredients:
2/3 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
Pinch of salt
1/2 cup sugar
Zest of 1 lemon
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
6 tablespoons butter, melted and cooledDirections:
In a small bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
In a larger bowl, rub the lemon zest into the sugar until the sugar is moist (it smells so good!). Add the eggs and beat on medium-high for 3 minutes. Mix in the vanilla.
Gently fold in the dry ingredients, followed by the butter. Press a piece of plastic wrap against the surface of the batter and refrigerate for 3 hours (at least!). This chilling time helps the batter form the hump of the madeleines.
Once chilled, spoon the batter into a greased madeleine pan and bake at 400 for 11 to 13 minutes.
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vicki — July 9, 2011 @ 8:15 pm
yummy looking….
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Angie's Recipes — July 10, 2011 @ 1:25 pm
They look so pretty!
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Babycowsbistro — July 10, 2011 @ 8:26 pm
My mouth is watering. These look yummy!
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Daniela — July 11, 2011 @ 7:33 am
Beautiful pictures! I made some madeleine last week aswell but somehow went a bit crazy with icing and strawberries and chocolate
Check it out: http://mylittlebelly.com/2011/strawberry-and-white-chocolate-madeleine/
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thecaramelcookie Reply:
July 11th, 2011 at 1:58 pm
Those look delicious! You can’t go wrong with chocolate and strawberries.
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Lori @ RecipeGirl — July 11, 2011 @ 8:33 am
What a beautiful place to stay! You know, I’ve had one of those darn Madeleine pans for EVER… and I’ve yet to make them. I think it’s about time. A lemon version sounds perfect!
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thecaramelcookie Reply:
July 11th, 2011 at 1:57 pm
It took me several months after getting the pan before I finally got around to making them. You should do it! These are so yummy!
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Heidi @ Food Doodles — July 11, 2011 @ 10:12 pm
Those look so pretty! I’ve never made madeleines but I really want to try them. I just need a pan!
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Kathleen — July 13, 2011 @ 5:59 pm
This place looks incredible! Your madeleines look pretty beautiful too!
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Val — July 14, 2011 @ 6:03 am
I love madeleine’s they’re little bites of perfection. And I can tell these are amazing because any recipe of Dorie’s always works wonders
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Maria — July 15, 2011 @ 5:17 pm
Such an elegant cookie!
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thecaramelcookie Reply:
July 15th, 2011 at 6:17 pm
Yes they are!
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what katie's baking — July 17, 2011 @ 11:31 pm
these look so pretty!! and good, too. i’ve never made madeleines before, but yours look amazing.
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sherri lynn — July 19, 2011 @ 2:00 pm
These look delicious! I’ve been thinking about buying some madeleine pans because madeleines are just so pretty!
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Ron — July 23, 2011 @ 12:23 am
I’m amazed at your photographs! They’re all fit to be published in a food magazine. I specially like your shots of the twin madeleines, with the rest in the background in soft focus.
Fantastic work!
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thecaramelcookie Reply:
July 24th, 2011 at 11:19 am
Wow–thank you!
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