They looked good…
My husband got me a box of these heart-shaped stuffed madelines ($10) for Valentine’s Day and it was such a lovely gesture. The box came with six red, raspberry jam filled madelines and three nutella-filled ones. I love madelines and was very intrigued. Alas, the idea was better than the reality.
What makes madelines wonderful is their subtle flavor, the slight caramelization of its surface, and their spongy texture. Here, the flavors of the fillings were so strong that you couldn’t taste the madelines themselves. The filling made them very thick, and perhaps for that reason, very dry. It robbed the madelines of their “madelineness” and just made them into a generic jam or nutella filled thick and dry pastry. I just wasn’t a fan.
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