Lemon, Lavender, and Thyme Madeleines. A Midsummer treat!
Litha is here! It’s the Summer solstice, the longest day and the shortest night. The night is lit with huge bonfires and people are dancing until the dusk, can you hear the drums already? Solstices are a time for celebrations of what we have achieved so far and a reflection of the mistakes we have made and what we have learned.
I don’t know if you are still in lockdown, but here in Scotland we can move around a bit. I don’t know what you have planned for this special day, but I think I’ll just enjoy the sun outside in a park and take a long stroll in my city. There is nothing much I can do in these weird time anyway. I am a huge foodie, so my way of celebrating is more on the kitchen side. I have created the perfect recipe for you! These Madeleines are a treat! They are perfumed with Thyme, lemon and lavender, those herbs correspond to Litha, plus they have strong magical purification properties. Eating those on Litha and you will be cleanse of bad stagnant energies and ready for the second part of the year!
A handful of fresh thyme (plus some for decoration)
1 to 2 tsp dried Lavender (to your taste)
120g unrefined cane sugar
125g room temperature butter
Prep the Thyme. Wash and dry you thyme. Leave out hard stems and pick the leaves. Mince them in small bits
Prep the Lavender. Grind Lavender in a robot or using a pestle and mortar.
Prep the dough. Beat 3 eggs with the sugar with a whisk until light and foamy
Add the butter then the flour. Mix quickly.
Add the rest of the ingredients: thyme, lavender and the lemon zest.
Mix quickly again. Leave it in the fridge to rest for an hour
Pre-heat the oven 180°C / 360°F
Rub the madeleine molds with butter. If you don’t have madeleine molds, any cupcakes or muffins molds will do too.
Pour the dough in the moulds.
Bake in warm oven 8 to 10 min 180°C / 360°F. They are ready when slightly brown on the edges.
They are the best eaten straight away from the oven. You can keep them a couple of days in an air tight container.
If you don’t have any cane sugar, regular sugar is fine.
They pairs really well with an Earl Grey tea.
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