Madeleines
Madeleines are a French tea cake with a scalloped shell shape that is ribbed on one side, and smooth, with a hump, on the other.
Madeleines
Madeleines are a French tea cake with a scalloped shell shape that is ribbed on one side, and smooth, with a hump, on the other.
Ingredients
2 eggs (room temperature)
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup sifted all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon grated lemon peel (optional)
1/2 cup clarified butter, melted and cooled
Instructions
- Heat oven to 400 degrees F. Grease and flour* well 12 Madeleine shells.
- Beat eggs with salt until frothy; then gradually beat in sugar. Beat the mixture at high speed until very thick and lemon colored, about 15 to 20 minutes.
- Fold in the flour, 2 tablespoons at a time, and the lemon peel, if desired.
- Add butter, one tablespoon at a time, and fold it in quickly.
- Fill shells about 3/4 full and bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until golden.
- Immediately remove shells to a wire rack to cool.
Notes
* For best results, use our Pan Release!
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