Madeleines
Buttery shell-shaped French cakes with a lemon and honey fragrance. Chilling the batter for an hour before baking is what gives madeleines their signature domed hump.
Total time
82 min
Prep
70 min
Cook
12 min
Difficulty
medium
Cuisine
French
vegetarian
Ingredients
150gplain flour
1 tspbaking powder
150gcaster sugar
3eggs
1lemon, zest
1 tspvanilla
150gbutter, browned and cooled
2 tbsphoney
icing sugarto dust
Instructions
1
Beat eggs, sugar, lemon zest and vanilla until thick and pale.
2
Fold in flour and baking powder.
3
Fold in browned butter and honey.
4
Refrigerate batter 1 hour.
5
Butter and flour a madeleine tin.
6
Fill each mould three quarters full.
7
Bake at 220°C for 10–12 minutes until edges are golden and a hump forms.
8
Unmould immediately, dust with icing sugar.
Nutrition (estimated)
Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.
Calories
644
Protein
9.1g
Fat
34.4g
Carbs
76.9g
Fiber
1.4g
Sodium
177mg
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