Madeleines

The madeleine (french pronunciation: ​[mad.lɛn], english: or ) or petite madeleine ([pə.tit mad.lɛn]) is a traditional small cake from commercy and liverdun, two communes of the lorraine region in northeastern france. madeleines are very small sponge cakes with a distinctive shell-like shape acquired from being baked in pans with shell-shaped depressions. aside from the traditional moulded pan, commonly found in stores specialising in kitchen equipment and even hardware stores, no special tools are required to make madeleines. madeleine-style cookies are popular in a number of culinary traditions. a génoise cake batter is used. the flavour is similar to, but somewhat lighter than, spong...

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