French Madeleines

Gingerbee's Note:

These wonderful little light sponge cakes are an individual buttery treat. They freeze very well but they won't last long when your family samples these goodies.

• Total Time: 17 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 24 madelines

• 1 cup sugar
• 5 eggs
• ½ cup butter (melted)
• 1 ½ cups cake flour (sifted)
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 lemons, zest of or 1 orange, zest of
• confectioners' sugar (dusting)

Directions:

1. Beat eggs until light yellow in color; add sugar, butter, vanilla, zest and continue mixing.
2. Sift flour and baking powder and add to wet ingredients and mix well.
3. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
4. Place a tablespoon of batter into each well-greased, madeline mold.
5. Bake for 8- 12 minutes or until light golden in color.
6. Turn out madelines and cool.
7. Dust with confectionery sugar.
8. Serve.

Reviews

[Chef #1422409]

Wow. These are so easy and so good. I can't believe I've been paying bakery prices all these years.

[Flowerfairy]

These Madeleines have the perfect texture and not too sweet. I only found them to taste a bit 'eggy'.

[Dimpi]

I must be doing something wrong. This is the second time I've tried this recipe (I love madeleines). The taste is too eggy and lacking in the typical flavor I associate with madeleines. There is also not enough sugar - it is hardly sweet. The texture though is where I'm totally stumped. This is much lighter than the store bought ones and not in a good way. I think that is partly because they spread too much. If I try it again, I will definitely use 4 eggs, more sugar and more flour. Sorry this didn't work out, I really wanted to like it! Thank you.