Mini madeleines en folie!
Wikipedia says that "the madeleine or petite madeleine is a traditional small cake from Commercy and Liverdun, two communes of the Lorraine region in northeastern France. Madeleines are very small sponge cakes with a distinctive shell-like shape acquired from being baked in pans with shell-shaped depressions. Aside from the traditional moulded pan, commonly found in stores specialising in kitchen equipment and even hardware stores, no special tools are required to make madeleines."Now for my birthday, my dear sister-in-law offered me two silicon moulds to bake mini madeleines. Those little sponge cakes are so yummy and easy to do, that last weekend I had guests over for lunch and I baked a batch of savoury ones filled with cheese. Here is the recipe: Mix 100g flour, 2 eggs, 3 tsps baking powder, a pinch of salt and black pepper, 2 tbsps olive oil, 20g melted butter and 4 tbsps milk. Then you can add whatever you want, such as grated cheese, feta, chives, ham, prawns... I did two bowls: in one I added grated gruyère and in the other one I added crumbled feta.
Leave the mixture in the fridge for at least 30 minutes. This is really important to make them rise up in the oven. Pre-heat your oven to 220 degres. Then fill in each little mould with one teaspoon of the mixture. Put in the oven for 3 to 4 minutes then lower down the oven to 180 degres and leave the madeleines for a further 5 to 6 minutes until risen and golden at the top. These mini cheese madeleines are perfect as an appetizer served with a yogurt and chives sauce to dip in!Et merci, Tata Phanie pour ce joli cadeau.
