After the blossom water flavoured mini madeleines, here is the chocolaty version of those typical French little cakes. But I really can’t make up my mind between the two options, as I found them both delicious, in their own way! 🙂 Ingredients for 72 mini-madeleines: 100 g of flour 50 g of soft butter 90 … [Read more…]
Un peu de culture ne fait pas de mal ! Je ne peux vous poster une recette de madeleine sans résister à l’envie de vous partager cet extrait de l’oeuvre “Du côté de chez Swann” de Marcel Proust, publié en1913. Marcel Proust est un écrivain français né le 10 Juillet 1871 à Auteuil, et mort le … [Read more…]
Have you ever heard about the famous French author Marcel Proust? One of his book: “Du côté de chez Swan”, is particularly famous for a scene where he describes how the smell of biscuits reminded him of his childhood, and all the memories that started flooding into his head along with that smell. So when … [Read more…]