Madeleines Recipe

Madeleines Recipe

Ingredients:

1/2 teaspoon of vanilla
2 pieces of eggs
1 cup of Confectioners’ sugar
1/2 teaspoon of zest of lemon
3/4 cup of flour (all-purpose)
1/2 cup of butter; softened
1/4 teaspoon of baking powder

Instructions:

Preheat the oven (375 degrees F). Prepare 24 three-inch molds (Madeleine) by greasing it and sprinkling with flour. Using a bowl, combine zest of lemon with eggs and vanilla then mix with high-speed electric beater for five minutes. Add confectioners’ gradually and beat 5-7 minutes, ’til mixture is satiny and thick.

Sift baking powder as well as flour together. Pour 1/4 of this mixture on the mixture of eggs, gently folding. Fold the rest of flour mixture a fourth at a time. Add in melted butter.

Carefully fill molds 3/4-full with batter. Place into oven and bake ’til edges turn golden or tops will bounce back. This is approximately 10-12 minutes. Allow to cool on rack in 60 seconds.

Remove cookies from molds with knife and invert them on rack. Let them cool on the rack. Sift powder sugar on top of cookies. You can also melt choco chips. Dip tips into chocolate. Madeleines are stored in vaccum-sealed containers.

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