Giant Madeleine

I’ve been eyeing this giant madeleine mold from Matfer for a while. I wasn’t sure where to find it and stumbled upon it. So I threw myself at it! That’s the first reason for this recipe. The other is that I wanted to find the taste of industrial madeleines. I know it’s a shame, but I find that store-bought madeleines are sometimes very tasty. And yet I never buy them, it’s when they are offered to me that I find them very good. Here I have tried to replicate the texture and flavor of one of the well-known brands. For the taste, I put bitter almond flavor and it is delicious! This giant madeleine (or the classic full-size version!) is ready to pop in the oven in less than 5 minutes and fills the house with a tantalizing aroma.

Recipe for one giant madeleine (matfer madeleine mold) or 2 dozen madeleines:

175g of flour
2,5g of baking powder (it’s very little and it works very well)
1/4 teaspoon of salt
140g of sugar
100g oil (rapeseed oil for cooking), or melted butter
80g of egg
25g of milk
10g of bitter almond flavouring (for once Vahiné will do!!)

Pour the flour, yeast, salt, oil and sugar into a bowl.

Mix briefly then add the milk and the 80g of egg.

Mix to obtain a homogeneous paste without lumps. Finally, pour in the bitter almond flavor and mix thoroughly.

Here is the giant madeleine mold from Matfer. I grease it with the release spray or melted butter, then lightly flour it. But you can do without it and make normal sized madeleines.