Cornbread Madeleines With Leeks And Pecans Recipes

CORNBREAD MADELEINES WITH ANCHO CHILE BUTTER

Steps:

• For the ancho chile butter: Mix the butter, cilantro, ancho powder, honey and 1/2 teaspoon sea salt in a small bowl. Set aside.
• For the madeleines: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Spray the madeleine mold with cooking spray.
• Mix the cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt in a small bowl. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, melted butter and egg until well mixed. Stir the flour mixture into the buttermilk mixture until just combined; do not overmix. Fold in the Cheddar, corn and jalapenos.
• Scoop 1 heaping tablespoon of the mixture into each madeleine mold. Gently tap the mold to release any air bubbles. Bake until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Serve the madeleines dolloped with the ancho butter.

CORNBREAD MADELEINES WITH LEEKS AND PECANS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400°. Spray madeleine tins with nonstick cooking spray.
• Stir together the cornmeal, flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and pecans in a large bowl. In a separate small bowl, stir together the honey, buttermilk, egg and 4 tablespoons of the melted butter. Add the remaining 2 tablespoons butter to a small skillet over medium heat. Add leeks to the pan and sauté just until they are limp and beginning to brown. Stir into the buttermilk mixture. Stir this mixture into the cornmeal mixture just until combined. Spoon the batter into the prepare tins, filling each mold 2/3 full.
• Bake until firm and golden, 10-15 minutes. Remove from the oven and turn the madeleines out onto a wire rack. Serve warm.

CORNMEAL-HONEY MADELEINES

Steps:

• Whisk together flour, cornmeal, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl. Whisk together sugar and eggs in another medium bowl until pale and thick, about 2 minutes. Whisk in honey. Fold in flour mixture using a rubber spatula. Pour in butter in a slow, steady stream, folding gently to combine. Refrigerate batter for at least 4 hours (or overnight).
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Butter and flour a cast-iron pan, and fill about three-quarters full. Bake until golden around edges (time will vary depending on size of pan). Remove from oven, and immediately transfer madeleines from pan to a wire rack. Let cool. Coat each with glaze, and serve immediately.

CORNBREAD MADELEINES WITH JALAPEñO

Steps:

• Use 1 1/2 tablespoons of the butter to grease 3 madeleine pans (12 madeleines each). Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Place remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons butter in a small skillet, add shallots and sauté on medium 6 minutes or so, until soft and barely beginning to brown. Mix with jalapeños in a small bowl and set aside.
• Combine corn meal, corn flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda in a large bowl and whisk to blend. Mix milk and buttermilk with the eggs in another bowl, beating just enough to blend. Pour wet ingredients over the dry ingredients and fold together. Fold in the shallots and jalapeños.
• Spoon batter into madeleine molds, filling them almost to the top. Bake 15 minutes, until firm to the touch. Let cool 30 minutes, then remove from pans. Serve warm, or set aside to rewarm and serve later.