Mendiant Madeleines

Name: Mendiant Madeleines
Yield: Yield: 24 madeleines
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: ¾ cup all-purpose flour; ⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder, either dutch-processed or natural; ¼ tsp salt; ¾ cup (1½ sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature, plus 4 tbsp for pans (optional); ½ cup granulated sugar; 2 large eggs, room temperature; 1¼ tsp vanilla extract; ⅓ cup unsulphured dried fruit, such as sweetened cranberries, apricots, cherries, figs, or raisins (cut larger fruit into smaller pieces); ⅓ cup mixed unsalted nuts such as pecans, walnuts, cashews, almonds, macadamia nuts, or Brazil nuts (chop large nuts into smaller pieces); ⅓ cup unsulphured dried fruit, such as sweetened cranberries, apricots, cherries, figs, or raisins (cut larger fruit into smaller pieces); ⅓ cup unsulphured dried fruit, such as sweetened cranberries, apricots, cherries, figs, or raisins (cut larger fruit into smaller pieces); ⅓ cup unsulphured dried fruit, such as sweetened cranberries, apricots, cherries, figs, or raisins (cut larger fruit into smaller pieces); ⅓ cup unsulphured dried fruit, such as sweetened cranberries, apricots, cherries, figs, or raisins (cut larger fruit into smaller pieces); ⅓ cup unsulphured dried fruit, such as sweetened cranberries, apricots, cherries, figs, or raisins (cut larger fruit into smaller pieces); 4 oz semisweet or bittersweet chocolate cut into coarse chunks; 4 oz semisweet or bittersweet chocolate cut into coarse chunks; ⅓ cup mixed unsalted nuts such as pecans, walnuts, cashews, almonds, macadamia nuts, or Brazil nuts (chop large nuts into smaller pieces); 4 oz semisweet or bittersweet chocolate cut into coarse chunks; ⅓ cup mixed unsalted nuts such as pecans, walnuts, cashews, almonds, macadamia nuts, or Brazil nuts (chop large nuts into smaller pieces); ⅓ cup mixed unsalted nuts such as pecans, walnuts, cashews, almonds, macadamia nuts, or Brazil nuts (chop large nuts into smaller pieces); ⅓ cup mixed unsalted nuts such as pecans, walnuts, cashews, almonds, macadamia nuts, or Brazil nuts (chop large nuts into smaller pieces); ⅓ cup mixed unsalted nuts such as pecans, walnuts, cashews, almonds, macadamia nuts, or Brazil nuts (chop large nuts into smaller pieces)

Preparation info

Yield:
24
madeleines

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Madeleines

By Barbara Feldman Morse

Published 2014

About

What are mendiants, you wonder? They are perfect circles of chocolate with a variety of dried fruits and nuts arranged on top. These traditional French candies are served at Christmastime, and each of the toppings represent the four monastic orders: the Carmelites were represented by almonds, the Dominicans by raisins, the Franciscans by figs, and the Augustinians by hazelnuts. Use these ingredients for traditional mediant madeleines, or decorate them with your favorite dried fruits

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Europe
France
Mediterranean
Cake
Vegetarian
Microwave

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