Madeleines

Madeleines — a cake recipe, 7 ingredients, about 30 min.

30 min · Cake

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Ingredients

Units: US Metric
  • 4 eggs
  • 100 g white granulated sugar
  • 1 pinch of salt
  • 100 g all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • grated zest of 1 lemon
  • 75 g melted butter
Make it lactose-friendly
  • 75 g melted butter → plant butter, ghee (mostly lactose-free), or olive oil

Swaps are suggestions, not medical advice. Check labels if lactose is a serious issue for you.

Steps

  1. Beat the eggs, sugar and salt in a mixing bowl until frothy.
  2. Combine the flour, baking powder, and lemon zest, and fold into the egg mixture. Fold in the melted butter.
  3. Divide the dough into greased madeleine molds, keeping in mind that the dough will rise in the oven to fill the molds.
  4. Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C / 350°F for 12–15 minutes until the cakes are springy but not browned.
  5. Cool and unmold the madeleines.
  6. Serve fresh.

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Source

Wikibooks Cookbook — adapted under CC BY-SA 3.0