[Recipe] Madeleines

These little cakes are my absolute favorite, especially when paired with tea. They are meant to be on the dry side for cakes because traditionally, people dip them into tea and the cake will absorb all the flavour from the tea while making it moist and yummy.

Nonetheless, I like them when they are just out from the oven, with their crispy sides and warm fluffy center :)

If you can't get hold of them fresh, try them with tea, especially with traditional english tea or earl grey :)

The much coveted "humps" on the cakes are not hard to get as well, as long as you make sure that your batter is cold when you put into the oven. I do that by preparing my batter a day before and chilling it before I pipe them into the molds.

Below is the recipe I often use. To make different flavours, simply substitute some portion of the flour with the flavour powder (e.g. matcha).

Madeleines

Makes about 24 regular sized madeleines

Ingredientes

2 large eggs, beaten 100g sugar 120g unbleached, all-purpose flour

(replace 10% with flavoured powder (e.g. matcha) for flavour variation) 115g unsalted butter (and some for coating the mold) Pinch of salt 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract Grated lemon zest from 1/2 lemon 3 drops of lemon juice

*All ingredients should be at room temperature.

Instructions

1. Combine flour and sugar in a mixing bowl and add the eggs then mix well.

2. Meanwhile, bring all of the butter to a boil until it begins to brown very lightly. Combine 1/4 of the butter into the batter, and subsequently the rest of the butter.

3. Stir in the salt, vanilla, grated lemon zest, lemon juice. Cover the batter, and set aside in the refrigerator for at least one hour, preferably over night.

4. Meanwhile, brush the mold with a light coating of the browned butter and refrigerate, till the butter forms a solid coat.

5. The next day or hours later, Preheat the oven to 375°. Using a spoon or a piping bag, drop/pipe a rounded tablespoonful of batter into the madeleine pan. Do not spread the batter to fill the mold. Repeat with remaining batter and mold.

6. Bake for about 15 minutes. Unmold onto a rack, humped side up.

7. Serve as is, or sprinkle with confectioner’s sugar.

Enjoy :D

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