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Brown Butter Citrus Madeleines

April 14, 2015 by mollygilbert520 3 Comments

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What do you do on a bumpy plane ride?

I’ll tell you what I don’t do.  I definitely don’t freak out.  I do NOT insist on staring out the window while counting slowly to one hundred in my head.  And by no means do I start listening to Will Smith songs because of the comfort that knowing 100% of the words to “Gettin’ Jiggy With It” brings.

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That just doesn’t sound like me.

(But you gotta, Prada, bag with a lotta, stuff in it, give it to your friend let’s spin…)

#whateverittakes

I’m on my way to Philadelphia!  To see my parents and do a little book promoting.  I’m excited to chat up Sheet Pan Suppers and also tell everyone I come in contact with about the little veggie garden we planted in our backyard last weekend.  Look at this!

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It’s growing real, actual vegetables!  Butter lettuce, spinach, sweet peas, onions and beets!  Also some strawberries, raspberries and chives.  I’ve never had my own garden before, but last year Ben and I managed to kill every single one of our apartment-sized potted plants, so here’s hoping things are on the up and up for us, green-thumb-wise.

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But what am I saying?  You guys are here for the cookies, no?  Let’s talk about madeleines!  I broke in my madeleine pan with these bad boys.  (If you don’t have one, not to worry – you can bake these in a muffin tin instead – they won’t have the same shape, obviously, but they’ll be just as delicious.)

I loosely followed Daniel Boulud’s recipe, the one that was published in Bon Appetit a few months ago, and it seems the man knows his madeleines.  These are infused with browned butter and orange zest, and they’re soft, cakey and just perfect with a cup of hot coffee or tea.  Their one downfall is that they depreciate quickly, losing their light, fluffy texture after just one day at room temperature, but the good news?  I found the solution.

…Now excuse me while I eat every single one.

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Filed Under: Breads & Cakes, Breakfast, Cookies & Bars, Fancy, Recipes, Snacks Tagged With: baking, brown butter, cakes, citrus, cookies, dessert, fancy, French, madeleines, pastry

Citrus Olive Oil Cake

March 23, 2015 by mollygilbert520 5 Comments

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We move into our new HOUSE this weekend, so I’ve got a to-do list a mile long and I’m running around like a crazy chicken (primer and paint! packing tape! don’t forget to forward the mail! more paint! call the movers! also how does a person get paint out of his/her hair?!  asking for a friend), but I wanted to make sure to tell you about this cake before we forget about citrus and move straight to strawberries/artichokes/rhubarb.

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Okay so before we talk about cake I have to tell you that I went to the dentist today (just after writing the intro of this post, actually) and it turns out that, HEY, I’ve got a cavity!  Which I’m just thrilled about.  But the best part was when my dentist very helpfully informed me that the reason I developed said cavity is because of carbs.  Namely, that I’m eating them too frequently and they’re wearing away my enamel?

As he was explaining the situation, I looked at him with wide eyes and an entirely innocent pout and said I’d work on reducing my carb intake.  Because clearly, homeboy doesn’t know the half of it.

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So with that in mind, HERE IS THIS CAKE!  It’s rich with grassy olive oil, bright with fresh orange zest, and positively bursting with carbs.  It’s the kind of cake that would make a wonderful dinner party dessert, but also the kind that I can’t help but sneak small slivers from throughout the day as I work and putter around.  (#cavities.)  A perfectly crumbed, gorgeously scented, sweet-but-not-too-sweet snacking cake.

I’m thinking of baking one for my dentist.

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Filed Under: Breads & Cakes, Snacks Tagged With: baking, bundt, cake, citrus, lemon, olive oil, orange, snack

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