lemon madeleines with lavender glaze

Lemon Madeleines + Lavender Glaze for Wit + Aroma

I am lucky to not be tempted by shopping malls and binge buying when I am feeling under the weather. Retail therapy isn't my cup of tea. Instead, I gravitate toward sweets and candies. It may add to my waist line but it doesn't deplete my bank account so I am willing to live with this bad habit. Lately, I am been dealing with toxic people and I have been doing my best to stay away from all dealings with them, which means extracting people who also associate with them. All in all it is a bad combination. But, I'll tell you what I've discovered is a wonderful combination– lemons & lavender. This couple dances and twirls on your tastebuds - the duo is sure to leave your belly happy and your mood improved. 

Lemon Madeleines + Lavender Glaze for Wit + Aroma
Lemon Madeleines + Lavender Glaze for Wit + Aroma
Lemon Madeleines + Lavender Glaze for Wit + Aroma

RECIPE: You'll need a nonstick madeleine pan for this small batch recipe. Glaze recipe from Free Eats.  

Ingredients: 

  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon of salt
  • 2 large eggs, room temperature
  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract
  • 1/4 teaspoon of almond extract
  • 1/2 stick of unsalted butter
  • 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon of lemon zest
  • 1  1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1 tablespoons of dried culinary lavender
  • 1/3 cup of milk

Directions

  1. Melt butter, then set aside to cool. Preheat oven to 375. 
  2. Prepare the madeleine pan by brushing melted butter into the molds with a pastry brush. Then dust the molds with flour, tap to rid excess flour. 
  3. Combine eggs, sugar, and salt with a standing mixer with a whisk attachment. Beat on medium-high speed until thick and pale. This can take around 5 minutes. Combine the flour and baking powder in a small bowl.
  4. Beat in the vanilla and almond extracts. On a low speed sprinkle in the flour mixture until combined.
  5. With a spatula fold in the lemon juice, lemon zest, and melted butter. Once combined use a tablespoon to place the batter in to the molds. One mold may use 2 or more tablespoons of batter.
  6. Bake for 8-12 minutes or until the tops of the madeleines spring back when touched. Transfer the madeleines to a wire rack to cool by inverting the pan. Let cool for 10 minutes. 
  7. To make the glaze, bring the milk and lavender to a boil in a small saucepan. Remove from heat and allow to sit for 10 minutes then strain the lavender buds. Stir in the confectioner's sugar until smooth.  
  8. Dip or brush the madeleine with the glaze and allow to set. 
Lemon Madeleines + Lavender Glaze for Wit + Aroma

strawberry + peach galette with honey whipped cream

strawberry + peach galette with honey whipped cream
strawberry + peach galette with honey whipped cream

We came out of the closet. Aroma spilled her news about the new addition to her family. Her wee one is due in July. And we finally decided to stop hiding behind ambiguity. This little blog wasn't intended to bring us recognition. We don't care to make it our livelihood. We just like baking. We long for local fare flavors. We are intrigued by contrary combinations. Wit & Aroma was our space to play and retreat from our stressful lives. A safe place away from work, tasks, and all the things that steal our energy. When it was anonymous; we were free from judgement, free from anxiety because it was a place detached from our personal lives.  

strawberry + peach galette with honey whipped cream
strawberry + peach galette with honey whipped cream
strawberry + peach galette with honey whipped cream

But now Wit & Aroma has grown, people want to know us. So here we are two career women sharing recipes and hopefully pretty pictures too. We'll change our bio in due time.  But for now here is a recipe for those summer strawberries and fuzzy peaches you've been collecting. 

strawberry + peach galette with honey whipped cream
strawberry + peach galette with honey whipped cream

STRAWBERRY + PEACH GALETTE WITH HONEY WHIPPED CREAM

This recipe makes 3 mini galettes approximately 6-7 inches across or one large galette. Total prep time is 20 minutes and bake time is 20 - 30 minutes. 

PASTRY INGREDIENTS:

  • 1 and 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tablespoons of sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon of  salt
  • 150 grams of cold unsalted butter
  • 2-4 tablespoons of ice cold water

FILLING INGREDIENTS:

  • 1/4 cup of chopped and toasted walnuts
  • 1/4 cup of chopped and toasted almonds
  • 2 tablespoon of cornstarch
  • 1 tablespoon of powered sugar
  • 1/3 cup of sugar
  • 2 cups of fresh strawberries, hulled and halved
  • 2  fresh peaches, chopped
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup of whipping cream
  • 5 tablespoons of honey

DIRECTIONS:

  1. Chop the butter into pea-sized sections. 
  2. Using standing mixer - combine the floor, sugar, and salt together with paddle attachment. Slowly add diced butter until the texture is crumbly. 
  3. Then add a tablespoon of ice cold water, mix quickly. Then add another tablespoon until the texture is more dough-like. Between 2 to 4 tablespoons should be plenty. Every time I bake a galette, 2 tablespoons seems to be sufficient. 
  4. Create a disk with the dough, bundle in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 to 45 minutes. 
  5. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Mix the powdered sugar, cornstarch, walnuts and almonds in a small bowl then set aside. 
  6. Toss the peaches, strawberries and sugar together in a medium mixing bowl then set aside.
  7. Place  baking parchment in a baking sheet and dust with flour. Roll out the chilled dough and cut out a circle (13 inches across for one large galette or 7 inches across for a small galette). Transfer cut out dough onto baking sheet.
  8. Evenly spread the nut mixture in center of dough leaving 3 inch margin for large galette or 1.5 - 2 inch margin for small galette. Arrange the fruit on top of the nut mixture. Then fold in the edges. 
  9. Beat egg in small bowl, then brush the top of the dough. 
  10. Bake for 18 to 25 minutes, until crust is golden and crisp. 
  11. Use wire whisk attachment to whip the cream on medium-high speed. After the cream begins to thicken, add honey and whip again. Serve with galette.  
strawberry + peach galette with honey whipped cream
strawberry + peach galette with honey whipped cream