Madeleines

Name: Madeleines
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 36
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons baking powder; 296 milliliters sifted cake flour (not self-rising; sift before measuring); 3 larges eggs; 158 milliliters granulated sugar; 2 teaspoons finely grated fresh lemon zest; 0 teaspoons salt; 177 milliliters 1/2 sticks unsalted butter, melted and cooled, plus additional for brushing molds; 1 teaspoon vanilla

Madeleines might be just the dessert you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains approximately 1g of protein, 4g of fat, and a total of 70 calories. This recipe serves 36. This recipe covers 1% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have granulated sugar, vanilla, salt, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

Set oven racks in upper and lower thirds of oven and preheat oven to 350°F.

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Oven

Brush molds with some melted butter.

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Butter

Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt.

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Baking Powder

All Purpose Flour

Salt

Beat eggs in a large bowl with an electric mixer at high speed until light and foamy, about 30 seconds with a standing mixer or 1 minute with a handheld, then beat in vanilla. Gradually add granulated sugar, beating constantly at high speed, and continue to beat until mixture is tripled in volume, about 3 minutes with standing mixer or 5 minutes with handheld.

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Granulated Sugar

Vanilla

Egg

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Hand Mixer

Blender

Bowl

Sift flour mixture in 3 or 4 batches over egg, folding in each batch until just combined. Then fold in zest and 3/4 cup melted butter.

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Butter

All Purpose Flour

Egg

Spoon a rounded tablespoon of batter into each mold (they will be about two-thirds full) and bake in upper and lower thirds of oven (2 pans will fit on 1 rack), switching position of pans halfway through baking, until golden around edges and a tester inserted in centers comes out clean, 10 to 12 minutes total.

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Oven

Invert madeleines onto a rack and dust scalloped sides with confectioners sugar.

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Powdered Sugar