No Excuse now Madeleine

No Excuse now Madeleine….!!!

Well, it was actually me that had no excuse now….. As I had wanted to make Madeleines for a while and I had already selected the recipe I wanted to try having seen Rachel Khoo’s program ‘The Little Paris Kitchen’ on the BBC and in episode 1 she cooked up a batch of these lovelies…

 So, when Hubby brought me a set of Madeleine moulds for Christmas (he even got a 2 for 1 deal which is perfect for the quantities in this recipe…!!! Hmm… all the more for him then, me thinks) I had to get into the kitchen and get on with the bake.

I actually made and baked the Madeleines on the same day and left both the batter and lemon curd to rest for just a couple of hours and not overnight as suggested was preferable by Rachel. If I get myself organised next time maybe I’ll take the recommended route….. then again I hate waiting to eat cake. Why would you?

As Rachel herself says in the program they really are best eaten the same day they’re baked and they went down a storm. I was even brave enough to take some around to my Bliss and Bro law (he’s a chef you know…so always a bit daunting giving him something to taste) but the review was good so I could breathe and bake again…

I think these will become a firm favourite as hubby has already asked when will they be making another appearance!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/madeleines_with_lemon_65371