Madeleines Recipe

How to make Madeleines

About Madeleines Recipe: Baked to crisp perfect, madeleine is a traditional small sponge cake from France. It has a very distinct shell-like shape with a sweet flavour and a tang of lime. While these airy teacakes might look intimidating at first but require some very basic ingredients an minimum of time. Enjoy these with a cup of hot tea in the evening with friends and family.

Ingredients of Madeleines

• 1.5 eggs
• 60 gms brown sugar
• 15 gms caster sugar
• 20 gms honey
• 102 gms T-45 flour
• 3.5 gms baking powder
• 55 gms butter, melted
• 20 gms milk
• 2 gms lemon zest

How to Make Madeleines

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1.

Whip eggs, sugars, honey and lemon zest until double (ribbon stage),

2.

Fold in the melted butter and milk.

3.

Fold in the flour and baking powder.

4.

Let the batter rest in the refrigerator overnight.

5.

Bake at 170 C for 10 minutes, until golden brown.

Key Ingredients: eggs, brown sugar, caster sugar, honey, T-45 flour, baking powder, butter, milk, lemon zest

Tags:

• Madeleines
• Dessert
• French Recipes