At the Hotel Ritz in Paris, madeleines—the understated pâtisserie classic—gets a sweet-tart, honey-scented twist:
At the Hotel Ritz in Paris, the understated pâtisserie classic gets a sweet-tart, honey-scented twist.
bySamantha Weiss-Hills| PUBLISHED Sep 9, 2022 12:03 PMRecipes by CuisineRecipes by CourseRecipes by IngredientRecipes by Season & OccasionShareThe madeleine is not a showy French pastry. Consider its humble shape: As standard a version of a seashell that can be imagined; the kind any beachgoer has seen thousands of times without a second thought. The flavor? A pure expression of its ingredients, what the Larousse Gastronomique says is simply sugar, flour, melted butter, and eggs.
But at Le Comptoir, the barely year-old pâtisserie on the ground-floor of Paris’s historic Hotel Ritz, the dainty pastry takes center stage. That’s because the hotel’s head pâtissier François Perret has kind of a thing for this understated sweet. In the cream-and-peach-hued boutique, I found the madeleine taking many forms: Palm-sized and filled with passionfruit, blackberry, and caramel; a classic version, but made XXL; blitzed into a milkshake.
Back in New York, I’ve recently been served madeleines after both seafood , and fried chicken . I can’t say I was upset by either. My sweet tooth is subtle at best, and these playful pastries are generally just the right amount of dessert for my taste. This version, adapted from Perret’s recipe, features two types of honey—floral acacia and richer, savory chestnut—and a thin, tart layer of glaze. What an elegant fall delight. The madeleine is ready for its close up.
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