Classic Madeleines

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Author: Marinka

These classic French cookies; Classic Madeleines are actually small cakes; are relatively easy to make. After following a suggestion from Dorie Greenspan, these Madeleines came out of the oven with their iconic bump, airy and absolutely divine.

Adjusted recipe from Dorie Greenspan's 'Baking Chez Moi'

Prep Time1 20

Cook Time10

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Servings: cakes

Ingredients

90 grams all-purpose flour 2/3 cup
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
67 grams granulated sugar 1/3 cup
1 lemon only the zest
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon honey
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
113 grams unsalted butter 1 stick or 4 ounces
2 tablespoons milk

Instructions

Mix the flour, baking powder and salt and set aside.
Transfer sugar and lemon zest to large bowl and rub these two ingredients together with your fingers, working the zest into the sugar granules.
Add the eggs and mix until you have a lighter and slightly thicker mixture.
Add honey and vanilla extract and mix.
Fold the flour mixture into the batter.
Add the melted butter and finally the milk.
Place plastic wrap on the surface of the mixture and place the bowl in the fridge, together with the empty madeleine pan, in the fridge for at least 1 hour.
Place a large baking sheet in your oven and set the temperature to 375 degrees F.
Spray the madeleine pan with baker's spray and spoon the batter into the molds and place back in the fridge until the oven is ready to go.
Place madeleine pan onto the hot baking sheet and bake for approx. 10 minutes or until the cakes have turned golden and the cakes spring back after touching them.
Take the madeleine pan out of the oven and take the cakes out of the mold onto a rack to cool.
Dust with confectioner's sugar if you like.

Nutrition

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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