Description
Delicate French madeleines from Paris shimmer with buttery elegance and simple charm. Sweet shell-shaped treats provide a perfect companion to afternoon tea, inviting you to savor classic French pastry magic in each delightful bite.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 100 grams (3.5 ounces) butter, melted
- 2 eggs
- 100 grams (3.5 ounces) sugar
- 100 grams (3.5 ounces) flour
Leavening and Flavor Enhancers:
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (or lemon zest for lemon version)
Additional Ingredients:
- 1 pinch salt
- Additional butter for greasing molds
Instructions
- Melt butter and allow it to cool down to a lukewarm temperature, ensuring it doesn’t solidify completely.
- In a mixing bowl, vigorously whisk eggs and sugar together until the mixture transforms into a pale, airy, and voluminous foam.
- Introduce vanilla extract or lemon zest, gently folding it into the egg mixture to distribute the aromatic essence evenly.
- Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt through a fine-mesh strainer to eliminate any potential lumps.
- Delicately fold the sifted dry ingredients into the egg-sugar mixture using a spatula, maintaining the airiness of the batter.
- Pour the cooled melted butter into the batter, stirring carefully until a smooth, cohesive mixture forms with no visible butter streaks.
- Let the batter rest for 30 minutes at room temperature, allowing the ingredients to meld and develop a richer flavor profile.
- Grease madeleine molds thoroughly with butter, ensuring each shell-shaped cavity is fully coated to prevent sticking.
- Carefully spoon the batter into the prepared molds, filling each cavity about three-quarters full to allow for proper rising.
- Bake in a preheated oven until the edges turn golden brown and the characteristic hump forms on each madeleine.
Notes
- Chill batter for at least 30 minutes before baking to help madeleines develop their signature hump and achieve a lighter, airier texture.
- Use room temperature eggs to ensure better integration and a smoother batter that rises more evenly in the distinctive shell-shaped molds.
- Generously butter and flour madeleine molds to prevent sticking and create crisp, defined edges that make these French tea cakes so beautiful and delicate.
- Allow madeleines to cool slightly in the pan after baking, then gently remove to maintain their delicate shell-like shape and prevent breaking.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 25 g
- Sodium: 75 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 0.5 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 50 mg