APPETIZER
September is National Library Card Sign-Up Month and the Willmar Public Library (www.willmarpubliclibrary.org) is sponsoring a contest, where you need to take a selfie with your library card. Never one to turn his back on a fun competition, here is my first submission entitled, “I love my library card, but would not recommend eating it for breakfast.” Brace yourself and enjoy.
MAIN COURSE
Holy spoiler alert! In an attempt to scoop “Entertainment Weekly,” I am happy to announce that I have entered into talks with the Willmar Public Library to play (hold onto your seats) “Batman” at their October 28 children’s program, “Superheroes.” No word on whether or not Ben Affleck will endorse me in the role, since my belly resembles that of Adam West’s Caped Crusader. The announcement of my portrayal of the Dark Knight comes after me attending several library story hours dressed as Batman by the side of my youngest son, Ben, who wore his Superman costume. By the way, Ben asked that I dress as Batman, while attending story hour. It was not my idea to creep out other parents. Honest, it really was not my idea. I just hope my turn as Batman does not ruin my relationship with Jennifer Garner.
DESSERT
“Although my boys gobbled up several, I found the chocolate to be a bit of a distraction in this Madeleine cookie recipe. While the cake portion of the cookie was delightful, the chocolate layer seemed to be a little overkill. With that being said, Madeleines still reign supreme as the ultimate breakfast cookie. ” – Cookie Dave
Chocolate Covered Madeleines
2 Eggs
½ cup Sugar
1 Tablespoon Lemon Zest
½ teaspoon Vanilla Extract
½ cup Butter
1 cup Cake Flour
1 cup Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
½ cup White Chocolate Chips
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Butter and flour a Madeleine pan.
Mix together the Eggs, Sugar, Lemon Zest, and Vanilla Extract, until light and fluffy.
Alternate mixing in the Butter and Cake Flour, until combined.
Place 2 teaspoons of batter into each mold.
Bake for 10 minutes until golden brown around the edges and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Butter and flour the Madeleine pan, again, and repeat the steps above, until all of the batter has been used.
Melt the Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips.
Dip the top half of each Madeleine in the melted chocolate and cool on wax paper. This will leave you with the bottom half of each Madeleine to hold, while eating.
After the melted semi-sweet chocolate has cooled, melt the White Chocolate Chips.
Drizzle the melted white chocolate over the cooled semi-sweet chocolate portion of the Madeleines.
Makes about 21 Madeleines.
Revised Source: “Crazy about Cookies” by Krystina Castella. “Chocolate-Dipped Madeleines.”
Man, Mixer, Mission. 332 days until the 2015 Kandiyohi County Fair.