Madeleines

Name: Madeleines
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: Makes About 12 Large OR 20 Small Madeleines
Cuisine: France
Ingredients: 2 eggs; 100 g (3½ oz) lightly salted butter, melted; 100 g (3½ oz) caster (superfine) sugar; 1 teaspoon baking powder; Grated zest and juice of 1 lemon; 100 g (3½ oz/⅔ cup) plain (allpurpose) flour

Preparation info

Makes About
12
Large Madeleines

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
35 min

Appears in

100 Desserts to Die For

By Trish Deseine

Published 2016

About

After financiers, this is the second in the duo of little French cake recipes to learn by heart.

Ingredients

2 eggs
100 g (3½ oz) caster (superfine) sugar

Europe
France
Cake
Dessert
Mediterranean
Vegetarian

Method

PREHEAT THE OVEN TO 200°C (400°F/GAS 6). Brush the moulds of the madeleine tins with butter, then scatter them with a little flour.

BEAT THE EGGS IN A MIXING BOWL WITH THE SUGAR UNTIL THE MIXTURE IS LIGHT AND FROTHY. Add the other ingredients, one after the other,