how not to fall in love with the lovely bouquets of flowers that adorn Aoyama Flower market ? Located rue du bac, this Japonese florist has gold in her hands !
The madeleine would have been created in 1755 in the castle of Commercy. King Stanislas of Poland received Voltaire and Madame de Châtelet there. For the occasion, the king asked his cook, Madeleine, to bake a unique cake. So she made cakes in the shape of a shell, which were appreciated by the guests. King Stanislaus of Poland appreciated them so much that he sent a package to his daughter Marie, wife of Louis XV. Marie fell under the spell of these cakes and decided to name them Madeleine, in homage to the one who had created them. The madeleine has since become an essential cake. It comes in different shapes: elongated, round or shell-shaped. Eaten as a snack or with friends, dipped in a bowl of hot chocolate, the madeleine is always a delight for young and old alike.
Pretty mini bouquets of country flowers attract the eye of the walker when one passes in front of the window of this florist. Every little bouquet has its place in every room of the house.
In these times of confinement, I have never cooked so much. Cooking has always been a passion for me, but right now I wanted to go back to recipes from my childhood, simple things that require very few ingredients. Here is one of my favorite recipes: Les Madeleines.
I give you the recipe here:
Ingredients for 24 madeleines:
-3 eggs
-150g of sugar
-200g of flour
-8 g baking powder
- 100 g of melted butter
- 50 g of milk
In a container, pour the powdered sugar over the eggs.
Add 3/4 of the milk
Mix the flour and baking powder together.
Add the melted butter and then the rest of the milk. Let sit for 30 minutes.
Bake in buttered madeleine molds in an oven preheated to 250 ° C then kiss the temperature at 200 ° C.
Cook for 10 minutes, until the pretty bump forms and they are golden. Cheers !
It miss me so much not to be able to go in Paris and photograph this city I love so much. Here are some glimpses of my last day in Paris a few weeks ago.
