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French Madeleines
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Classic traditional buttery small cakes from the Lorraine region in northeastern France, known for their signature hump.
00:00:11 total
Serves 6
medium
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Ingredients
- eggs - watch the video to see (gently beaten)
- sugar - watch the video to see (to be beaten with eggs)
- flour - watch the video to see (sifted)
- baking powder - watch the video to see (added with flour)
- butter - watch the video to see (melted and infused with lemon zest, then refrigerated overnight)
- lemon zest - watch the video to see (infused in melted butter)
Instructions
- Beat eggs and sugar: Gently beat eggs and sugar together until combined.
- Add dry ingredients: Add sifted flour and baking powder to the egg and sugar mixture and incorporate fully.
- Add melted butter: Add the melted butter infused with lemon zest to the mixture and combine.
- Rest the batter: Place the batter with the infused melted butter in the refrigerator overnight.
- Prepare baking pan: Butter and flour the madeleine cookie pan.
- Fill and bake: Fill the pan with batter, bake at a high temperature for 4 minutes, then lower the oven temperature and bake for an additional 7 minutes.
- Finish and serve: Remove the madeleines from the oven once done and allow to cool before serving.
