Madeleines

 

 

These French cakes are delicious, with just a hint of lemon. Pure and simple! 

 

Ingredients

 

2 eggs
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon grated lemon zest
125g icing sugar
100g plain flour
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
125g butter, melted and cooled

 

Preparation

 

Preheat the oven to 190 C
Grease the madeleine molds and dust it with flour.

Mix in a bowl: combine eggs, vanilla and lemon zest 5 minutes with an electric mixer on high speed.
Mix the icing sugar gradually. Mix 5-7 minutes until it thickens and shiny.
Put the flour and baking powder together. Sift 1/4 of the flour mixture with the egg mixture and fold it gently. Spoon the remaining flour through.

Stir gently the cooled butter.

Spoon the batter into the prepared ramekins, each 3/4 full.

Bak 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven until the edges are golden and the tops spring back.

 

Bon appetit!