Madeleines
French shell-shaped madeleines with their signature hump — soft and fragrant with butter, lemon and honey.
- ⏱Time1 hr 30 min
- 📊DifficultyMedium
- 👥Serves4 people
- 🔥Per serving380 kcal
Ingredients for 4 people
- Eggs2
- Sugar1/2 cup
- Flour3/4 cup
- Butter100 g, melted
- Baking powder1/2 tsp
- Lemonzest of 1 lemon
- Honey1 tbsp
- Vanilla1 tsp
- Salta pinch
Optional extras
- Chocolatefor dipping, melted
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 380
- Protein
- 6 g
- Carbs
- 42 g
- Fat
- 21 g
Approximate values; they vary with the exact ingredients you use.
Method
Beat the eggs with the sugar for 5 minutes until pale and thick.
Add the honey, vanilla and lemon zest, then gently fold in the flour with the baking powder and salt.
Fold in the warm melted butter until it disappears, cover the batter and chill for 1 hour.
Butter and flour the madeleine moulds and fill each shell three-quarters full.
Bake at 200°C for 10 minutes until the humps rise in the middle and the edges brown.
Turn them straight out onto a rack and serve warm.
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