Chocolate dipped madelines

Sorry everyone for the unannounced hiatus/disappearance off the blogosphere. I've been a little busy bee! I hope to at least punch out a post every week from now on - even though i haven't been blogging i have certainly been eating out still :p

A few thing's that i've been up to are..

Oztag - our team 'TAG TEAM" made it to the grand finals but lost by just TWO points!

& also training for the Oztag Nationals comp in Shell harbour next mth

Mountain biking - training for Capital punishment which is a 50KM mountain bike race in Canberra this weekend where i'll be conquering bike tracks around Mount Stromlo, Kowen forest, Madjura Pines & Black mountain (exciting!)

Guitar hero-ing - i love it!

Tennis

Exploring local eats

I ate my way through Cabramtta tours (more info here)

Here is something I baked a while ago but never got around to blogging it.. & i've only used my madeleine pan once since then!

Chocolate Madeleines Recipe

(Adapted from Donna Hay Chocolate)

Makes 12

Ingredients

2 eggs

1/3 cup (75g / 2 1/2 oz) caster (superfine) sugar

1/3 cup (50 g / 1 3/4 oz) plain (all-purpose) flour

1 tsp baking powder

2 tbsp cocoa powder

60 g (2 oz) butter, melted

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180C (350F).
2. Place the eggs and sugar in a bowl and whisk to combine.
3. Sift the flour, baking powder and cocoa over the egg mixture and fold through with the melted butter.
4. Spoon the mixture into greased large Madeleine tins until two-thirds full.

5. Bake for 10 minutes or until the Madeleine's are set.

I dipped mine in chocolate to keep them moist as madeleines dry out quickly and are meant to be eaten on the same day that they are made!

Also i refrigerated the batter for two nights, as I read it helps to create that 'hump'.

Happy baking!