Lorraine’s Chocolate, Date, and Walnut Madeleines

Name: Lorraine’s Chocolate, Date, and Walnut Madeleines
Yield: Yield: 14 madeleines
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: ½ cup pitted dates (about 12), chopped; ⅓ cup boiling water; ¾ cup all-purpose flour; ¼ tsp baking powder; ⅓ cup (or more!) mini or regular-size semisweet chocolate chips (or chopped semisweet or dark chocolate); ⅓ cup walnuts, toasted and chopped; ½ tsp vanilla extract; 6 tbsp (¾ stick) unsalted butter, room temperature, plus 4 tbsp for pans (optional); 2 tbsp unsweetened natural cocoa powder; 1 large egg, room temperature; ½ cup granulated sugar

Preparation info

Yield:
14
madeleines

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Madeleines

By Barbara Feldman Morse

Published 2014

About

My mother, lorraine, was a fantastic cook and baker who had so many Specialties, we rarely ate the same meal or dessert twice. One exception was her über-moist chocolate, date, and walnut cake, which she’d bake several times a month. These madeleines are inspired by her go-to confection.

Ingredients

½ cup pitted dates (about 12), chopped
⅓ cup boiling water
¾ cup

Europe
France
Cake
Mediterranean
Vegetarian

Method

Place a rack in the center of the oven and preheat oven to 350°F. Coat two 12-shell pans with baking spray, or melt an additional 4 tablespoons butter and brush a li