Madeleines

Thanks to Marcel Proust, who mentions the little cakes in his novel A la Recherche du Temps Perdu, madeleines are the most iconic of French teatime cakes. They are wonderful to bake on a rainy afternoon with the kids. In France there has recently been a craze for playing around with the recipe, with all sorts of savoury and spicy creations appearing, from green tea to spinach and ricotta. This is one time when I am firmly on the side of tradition and stick as near as possible (with t