Meyer Lemon – Francois et Moi https://francoisetmoi.com Making a Handmade Modern Home one DIY project at a time. Tue, 21 Apr 2015 23:34:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://i0.wp.com/francoisetmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Untitled-2-2.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Meyer Lemon – Francois et Moi https://francoisetmoi.com 32 32 76357554 Meyer Lemon Madeleines with Lavender Glaze https://francoisetmoi.com/uncategorized/meyer-lemon-madeleines-with-lavender-glaze/ Thu, 02 Jan 2014 14:50:03 +0000 http://francoisetmoi.com/?p=2872 I’m a big fan of french pastries and sweets, not only because they’re delicious–that’s a given, but they’re always so thoughtfully and beautifully presented. They’re often like eating mini artful masterpieces, which makes the experience that much more enjoyable and fun. For Christmas, I received a madeleine pan (My family knows me too well!), so naturally I got right to work whipping up a batch. In case you’re not familiar, Madeleines (pronounced mad.lɛn) are small french sponge cakes baked into a distinctive shell shape. I found inspiration in A Cup of Mai’s yummy lemon madeleine recipe, and for a twist added a light lavender glaze to the tops of the cookies. I chose to use a Meyer Lemon because they’re in season right now, and I love the sweet, floral flavor, but you could certainly use whatever kind is in season. These little treasures are so delicious (dip them in your coffee!) and fun to make, I’ll definitely be making them again, and next time I want to do one of these! Ingredients: For the Mini Cakes: 2 eggs 1/3 cup granulated sugar 1/4 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract 1/4 tsp. almond extract 1 tsp. Meyer lemon zest (I used […]

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