{"id":5182,"date":"2013-01-11T22:41:16","date_gmt":"2013-01-12T06:41:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adribarrcrocetti.com\/main\/?p=5182"},"modified":"2014-12-22T08:47:30","modified_gmt":"2014-12-22T16:47:30","slug":"brown-butter-hazelnut-madeleines-french-cakelets-with-an-italian-accent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adribarrcrocetti.com\/main\/brown-butter-hazelnut-madeleines-french-cakelets-with-an-italian-accent\/","title":{"rendered":"Brown Butter Hazelnut Madeleines – French cakelets with an Italian Accent"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I can hear it now. What’s a French cookie doing in a site devoted to Italian food? Well, the answer is they are good, and I was having a craving, and so I am sharing. Besides, with almond flour from Piemonte and Frangelico, these Madeleines speak with an Italian accent. These small cakelets baked in shell shaped molds have a place of honor in culinary and literary history. They made the city of Comercy famous and Marcel Proust immortalized them in his “episode of the madeleine” in Remembrance of Things Past<\/em>.<\/p>\n


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No sooner had the warm liquid mixed with the crumbs touched my palate than a shudder ran through me and I stopped, intent upon the extraordinary thing that was happening to me. An exquisite pleasure had invaded my senses, something isolated, detached, with no suggestion of its origin. And at once the vicissitudes of life had become indifferent to me, its disasters innocuous, its brevity illusory \u2013 this new sensation having had on me the effect which love has of filling me with a precious essence; or rather this essence was not in me it was me. … Whence did it come? What did it mean? How could I seize and apprehend it? … And suddenly the memory revealed itself. The taste was that of the little piece of madeleine which on Sunday mornings at Combray (because on those mornings I did not go out before mass), when I went to say good morning to her in her bedroom, my aunt L\u00e9onie used to give me, dipping it first in her own cup of tea or tisane. The sight of the little madeleine had recalled nothing to my mind before I tasted it. And all from my cup of tea.<\/p>\n

Marcel Proust, Remembrance of Things Past<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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These are highly flavored with a generous dose of vanilla, brown butter, Piemontese hazelnut flour and Frangelico. The vanilla sugar ups the fragrance and flavor while enhancing the sweetness. And the brown butter adds a depth of flavor plain butter simply can not match. It is the perfect complement to the hazelnut flour and liquor.<\/p>\n

If you have never worked with brown butter, now is a good time to start. It is easy to make. Just heat the butter until it melts and the solids brown. With its rich nutty flavor, it is wonderful over fish and veggies, as a sauce for pasta, and of course in cakes and pastries. Watch my video demo<\/a> to learn how to make brown butter.<\/p>\n


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I always use my old tin Madeleine plaques. You don’t see them much in stores any more, although you may come across some in second hand shops. Today most are either silicone or non-stick finish. But the old metal ones are worth seeking out. They impart a delicate crispy crust and golden color the new molds just can’t match.<\/p>\n

These Madeleines are sure to delight. Have a bite with a sip of tea, and you will discover what got Proust going.<\/p>\n


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Brown Butter Hazelnut Madeleines<\/em><\/h4>\n


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makes 2 to 4 dozen, depending on the size<\/h6>\n

3\/4 cup unsalted butter
\n1 cup 00 flour OR 1 cup all-purpose flour
\n1\/2 cup hazelnut flour
\n1\/2 teaspoon baking powder
\n1 scant teaspoon sea salt
\n3 large eggs
\n3 large egg yolks
\n3\/4 cup vanilla sugar
\n1 1\/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
\n1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons Frangelico<\/p>\n

powdered sugar to dust finished Madeleines<\/p>\n

about 3 tablespoons unsalted butter for plaques, very soft or melted<\/p>\n

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.<\/p>\n

Melt butter for pans and use a pastry brush to generously butter plaques.<\/p>\n

Brown the butter and set aside.<\/p>\n

In a small bowl combine, flours, baking powder and sea salt. Set aside.<\/p>\n

Place eggs, yolks and sugar in bowl of stand mixer fitted with paddle. Beat at medium speed until light yellow and thickened, about 5 to 6 minutes. Beat in vanilla and Frangelico. Add brown butter and combine well.<\/p>\n

Fold flour mixture into egg mixture. Set aside to rest 20 minutes.<\/p>\n

Fill plaques 3\/4 full. Bake on center rack until edges are brown and a bit crispy, about 6 to 7 \u00bd minutes, depending on size.<\/p>\n

Remove from oven and turn out of pan after about 1 minute. Flip madeleines shell side up, and cool on rack.<\/p>\n

Dust with powdered sugar before serving.<\/p>\n

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Food nerd notes<\/em>: Vanilla sugar is a particularly fine addition to baked goods of all kinds. To make it, pour 2 pounds C&H Baker’s Sugar (a finely ground white sugar) into a large container. Slit 2 vanilla beans lengthwise, and scrape the seeds into the sugar, stirring to disperse the seeds. Bury the beans in the sugar. Cover and set aside for at least 1 week to allow flavors to marry. Replenish the sugar as you use it, and the beans if they dry out or lose their fragrance.<\/p>\n

Hazelnut flour, also known as hazelnut meal is available at many markets, Amazon<\/a> and King Arthur Flour<\/a>. The finest is made from hazelnuts grown in Piemonte.<\/p>\n

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