Pillivuyt Miniature 3 inch Madeleine Mold, White

Product Review

The Pillivuyt Miniature 3 Madeleine Mold is a delightful variation of the traditional shape and a wonderful addition to any kitchen. (A Madeleine is a small rich cake, baked in a shell-shaped mold named after Madeleine Paulmier, a 19th-century French pastry cook and made famous by Marcel Proust (1871-1922) in his autobiographical novel Remembrance of Things Past. He wrote: "She sent out for one of those short, plump little cakes called 'petites madeleines', which look as though they had been moulded in the fluted scallop of a pilgrim's shell. And soon, mechanically, weary after a dull day with the prospect of a depressing morrow, I raised to my lips a spoonful of tea in which I had soaked a morsel of the cake. No sooner had the warm liquid, and the crumbs with it, touched on my palate than a shudder ran through my whole body and I stopped, intent upon the extraordinary changes that were taking place. An exquisite pleasure had invaded my senses.") These charming scalloped dishes can be used for baking or chilling desserts but would serve equally well as individual candy or nut dishes. These attractive pieces can be used on the dinner table with your finest china. The walls of these dishes, as in all Pillivuyt items, are created with a perfectly uniform thickness for exceptionally even and efficient heat conduction. Pillivuyt porcelain is fired at 2550 degrees Fahrenheit, so you can safely put any dish under the broiler for that final browning or finishing touch. Pillivuyt is the finest culinary porcelain available today