Lemon and Lavender Madeleines

Savor the Ethereal Perfectness of a just-baked Madeleine

I felt very inspired this week to bake some delicious Lemon and Lavender Honey Madeleines. I hadn’t made madeleines since I left my last restaurant job over 8 years ago. My madeleine molds were still wrapped in the same plastic from the last day when my pastry chef handed them back to me.

No sooner had the warm liquid mixed with the crumbs touched my palate than a shudder ran through me and I stopped, intent upon the extraordinary thing that was happening to…