Madeleines

Name: Madeleines
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: Makes 12
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 60 g (2 oz) unsalted butter, melted, but cool; icing sugar, for dusting; 90 g (3 oz) plain flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 2 teaspoons demerara sugar; 1½ teaspoons clear honey; 50 g (1¾ oz) caster sugar; 2 eggs

Preparation info

Makes
12

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
35 min

Appears in

Cakes

By Le Cordon Bleu

Published 1999

About

These well-known individual, shell-shaped sponges are traditionally served plain, with coffee or tea. They are also a perfect accompaniment to desserts such as pears poached in red wine.

Ingredients

2 eggs
50 g (1¾ oz) caster sugar

Europe
France
Vegetarian
Cake
Mediterranean

Method

Preheat the oven to moderate 180°C (350°F/Gas 4). Butter a 12-hole madeleine tin, chill in the refrigerator until set, butter lightly a second time and chill. Dust with flour and tap out the excess to leave a fine coating.
Separate the eggs. Set aside