Basic Madeleines with Vanilla Bean

The perfect Madeleine……fantastic flavour and lovely texture.

This recipe calls for a low-gluten pastry flour that ensures a tender crumb, and requires refrigeration of the batter for as long as 24 hours….something to keep in mind when planning to make these. The cookies are baked at 2 temperatures, starting with 400F. The book provides a helpful description of what should be happening to the little cake during baking (the depression in the centre eventually forms the characteristic hump).

These were a huge hit and so easy to make!