Admission: I minored in English and consider myself to be fairly well-read, but I cannot name you one thing that Marcel Proust has written. And it's funny, because... you hear his name tossed around at cocktail parties a lot (okay, well not at the cocktail parties that I go to, but I'm sure that in cocktail parties in new york or paris they're comparing Proust to Camus while sipping absinthe). Thanks to wikipedia I was able to read up on him and now... the next time I'm at a swanky cocktail party (which is likely to be never) I can confidently throw out something about Proust's greatest work: In Search of Lost Time. Strangely enough, though I didn't know a thing about any of his work, there is one thing that I've always known about Proust. He loved him some madeleines. Coincidentally... that's the only thing I knew about madeleines, also. That Proust wrote something about how magnificent they were. And now, thanks to wikipedia I know that he referenced them in In Search of Lost Time.
Wow, isn't learning fun, y'all?
Anyway... back to the cookies or are they tea cakes? I was pretty excited when Tara of Smells Like Home chose Traditional Madeleines because it's something I've always wanted to try, but since there's no chocolate or nuts and it requires a special pan, I'd likely never try to make. But, I'm so glad I did.
I didn't have any lemons, but I did have oranges, so I used orange zest instead of lemon, which made these smell heavenly as they baked. They were so light and airy, I couldn't help but continue to pop them into my mouth while I took pictures of them. So delicate and tasty. Yum.
I made mini madeleines and decided to go a little overboard and fill some of them with a cream cheese-orange zest frosting to make mini madeleine sandwiches and they were delicious, too. Although, honestly... the madeleines didn't need any frosting. They were brilliant on their own.
Another thing I now know of Marcel Proust... he had great taste!
Be sure to check out all the other bloggers Madeleines at Tuesdays with Dorie.
19 comments:
OMG - must make those now. NOW. I love the idea of madeleine sandwich cookies!
Frosting! Ooooo! And don't worry about Proust--really, truly, I think he is immortalized by his cookie reference and his longevity would have otherswise played out long ago.
they look beautiful! i love the filling idea, although i agree that they are great on their own!
What a great idea to fill this little babies.
Ulrike from Küchenlatein
They look great with a filling!
your mini madeleines look great! love the idea of sandwich filling although i'm sure proust would disagree!
They look great! The orange was a very good idea and I love the little sandwich aspect.
Cute madeleine sandwiches! Great job!
What a fabulous idea - I bet the cream cheese made them altogether more interesting. Hx
madeleine sandwich--what would proust think? he'd probably think they were great!
The orange madeleines are awesome! Love the idea with the cream cheese they look delicious!
Oh, baby! I just told my husband a few minutes ago that I want to try them with orange zest next time. And the orange filling sounds soooo good!
Those mini sandwiches look adorable! A bit of light frosting on a madeleine doesn't seem like it would do too much damage ;-)
Yum! Orange and frosting?!
YUM! Love the idea of a madeleine cream cheese frosting sandwich! I'll take 2 please! Great job!
Clara @ I♥food4thought
love your little madeleine sandwiches!
What a great idea - those little sandwiches look yummy!
I could definitely take on a couple of madeleine sandwhich cookies right now...mouthwatering!
Mini madeleines sandwiches, they are so cute! Very creative! :)
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