French Butter Cakes (Madeleines)

Name: French Butter Cakes (Madeleines)
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Mediterranean, French, European
Ingredients: 59 milliliters butter; 2 eggs; 118 milliliters all-purpose flour; 79 milliliters granulated sugar for decoration; 1 Tbsp lemon zest; 0 teaspoons salt; 1 teaspoons vanilla extract; 79 milliliters white sugar

French Butter Cakes (Madeleines) might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe makes 12 servings with 107 calories, 2g of protein, and 5g of fat each. This recipe covers 2% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. This recipe is typical of Mediterranean cuisine. 1 person found this recipe to be yummy and satisfying. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. Head to the store and pick up sugar, eggs, salt, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Butter and flour 12 (3 inch) madeleine molds; set aside.

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Madeleine

Butter

All Purpose Flour

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Oven

Melt butter and let cool to room temperature.

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Butter

In a small mixing bowl, beat eggs, vanilla and salt at high speed until light.

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Vanilla

Egg

Salt

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Mixing Bowl

Beating constantly, gradually add sugar; and continue beating at high speed until mixture is thick and pale and ribbons form in bowl when beaters are lifted, 5 to 10 minutes.

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Sugar

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Bowl

Sift flour into egg mixture 1/3 at a time, gently folding after each addition.

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All Purpose Flour

Egg

Add lemon zest and pour melted butter around edge of batter. Quickly but gently fold butter into batter. Spoon batter into molds; it will mound slightly above tops.

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Lemon Zest

Butter

Bake 14 to 17 minutes, or until cakes are golden and the tops spring back when gently pressed with your fingertip.

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Oven

Use the tip of the knife to loosen madeleines from pan; invert onto rack. Immediately sprinkle warm cookies with granulated sugar. Madeleines are best eaten the day they're baked. Leftover madeleines are wonderful when dunked into coffee or tea.

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Granulated Sugar

Coffee

Tea

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Knife

Frying Pan

Variation: Chocolate Madeleines: Omit lemon zest. Increase sugar to 1/2 cup. Substitute 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder for 2 tablespoons of the flour; sift into batter with flour.

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Unsweetened Cocoa Powder