Making Madeleines

Name: Making Madeleines
Yield: Makes 25-30 medium madeleines
Cuisine: France
Ingredients: ⅔ cup/135 g granulated sugar; 1 tsp orange flower water or grated zest of 1 orange or 1 lemon; ½ cup/125 g butter, melted; 1 cup/125 g flour; 1 tsp baking powder; 4 eggs

Preparation info

Makes
25-30
medium madeleines

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

La Varenne Pratique

By Anne Willan

Published 1989

About

Madeleines are baked in a hot oven so that they form a characteristic peak on top with a shell-shaped underside.

Ingredients

1 cup/125 g flour
1 tsp baking powder

Europe
France
Dessert
Vegetarian
Mediterranean

Method

Sift the flour with the baking powder. Whisk the eggs and sugar to the ribbon. Beat in the orange flower water or grated zest. Fold in the flour in three batches, adding the butter with the last batch. Chill for 20-30 minutes until the butter hardens slightly and the dough stiffens.