Recipe
Orange Flower & Dark Chocolate Madeleines
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I love Madeleines! They are great for afternoon tea.
I have previously shared Madeleines recipe with you all before. This time, I want to share the idea of trying different flavours in making Madeleines. There are many many different flavours that you could add to Madeleines. The most common is vanilla or lemon. I personally have tried quite a few flavours like green tea and pandan. Most recently, I tried with orange flower water and dark chocolate. I absolutely love both!
Orange flower water is a clear and distilled from the blossoms of the orange tree. It is widely used in making desserts, just like using vanilla essence. I have previously used orange flower water in Moroccan-Style Blood Orange Salad. And of course, using it in making Madeleines is great too! It has very subtle aroma that is light and refreshing.
Apart from the soft, light and fluffy texture of Madeleines, what attracts me most is the shape. I have a few Madeleines moulds of non-stick and the silicone ones. But, my all time favourite is still the non-stick pan.
I doubled the recipe when I last made these yummy little cakes. I divided the mixture into two – one mixture for orange flower flavour and the other for dark chocolate. For dark chocolate, you could use chocolate powder or you could melt about 50g of dark chocolate. All these were gone in just 2 days! I have to always remind myself not to eat more than two each time but I couldn’t help it as they were just too good!
Orange Flower & Dark Chocolate Madeleines
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For the Orange Flower & Dark Chocolate Madeleines:
150g flour
125g butter
125g sugar
2 eggs
1.5 tsp orange flower water
1 tsp yeast
Method:
1. Preheat the oven to 200°C. Brush madeleine moulds with melted butter.
2. Whisk the eggs and sugar until the mixture is thick and pale and the whisk leaves a trail when lifted.
3. Mix the yeast into the flour. Gently fold in the mixture, then add the melted butter and orange flower water. (To make chocolate madeleines, melt about 50g of dark chocolate in microwave and add the melted chocolate to the mixture and mix well)
4. Spoon into the moulds, leaving a little room for rising. Bake for 12 minutes or until very lightly golden and springy to the touch. Remove from the moulds and cool on wire rack.
So pretty and tempting! Those flavors are delightful.
Cheers,
Rosa
Thanks Rosa.
Très bonne idée d’associer chocolat et fleur d’oranger… A essayer sans attendre! Bises…
Merci. Bises..
I’m a fan of madeleines and also find that a cup of tea or even coffee compliments them very well. Your recipe sounds very interesting using a hint of that orange flower water.
I absolutely love eating Madeleines with a cup of tea. 😉
Your madeleines look fabulous!! There are always reasons for us to celebrate. This little treat is just the right one for the right time!
Thanks! 🙂
I just ate nearly a whole box of Madeleines by myself last week. I love them. And now seeing your recipe of different flavors infused just inspired me to go bake some. Thanks for sharing!
I can keep eating these.. real good. 😉
oh wow – these look amazing!!
Thank you! 🙂
I agree madeleines are the perfect snack any time of the day. Crave for them now 😉
I just love them! 🙂
These madeleines look so gorgeous. I just bought madeleine pans. I can’t wait to try!
They are very addictive and I bake them so very often! 🙂
Pretty!! And you can’t go wrong with orange and chocolate combo 🙂
Thanks! Yes, orange and chocolate are just yum!
Is this something like kuih bahulu?
Yeah almost. But the texture is different as no butter is used in kuih bahulu.