

#Sweet banana slicer crack#
There is a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in: Philip Khoury’s creme brulee. For this recipe, the custard is essentially the same as creme caramel, served in the ramekin with a blowtorched sugar top. You can also dip them in water icing made with water (or lemon juice) and vanilla paste, allowing the excess to drip off the wire wrack and leaving the icing to set for over an hour. Grind a dried vanilla bean with sugar, or mix a cup of sugar with a teaspoon of cinnamon, or white sugar rubbed with citrus zest. Tip: For extra decadence, toss the warm madeleines in flavoured sugars. Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to two days.


Leave to cool in the moulds on a wire rack for five minutes, then push them out of the moulds and allow to cool completely. The batter in the top of the bump is the last to bake through – to test if it’s done, a gentle press of the bump should spring back. Reduce the oven temperature to 180C and bake for another six to eight minutes until the batter in the bump is baked through and the edges are golden. In a 12-hole madeleine mould cake pan, pipe the batter into each mould almost all the way to the top, then bake for one minute. Cut a 1cm hole at the end (or use a 1cm plain piping tube), then place it on a flat baking sheet in the freezer for 20 to 30 minutes to quickly chill the dough. Add the milk, golden syrup, vanilla paste and olive oil to the flour mixture and mix until smooth.
