Madeleines

These little sponge cake are best tasted when dipped into a cup of hot tea, chocolate or coffee. Original recipe from Joyofbaking.com

• Ready In: 35 mins
• Serves: 24

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup butter, melted
• 1  cup all-purpose flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄8 teaspoon salt
• 3  large eggs, room temperature
• 1⁄3 cup brown sugar
• 1  teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1  teaspoon lemon zest

Directions

1. In a bowl, place flour, baking power and salt. Whisk until well bleneded.
2. In another bowl, beat eggs and sugar until tripled volume and form thick ribbon. Add in vanilla extract and mix well.
3. Fold a small amount of flour over egg mixture to lighten it. Sift the rest of flour and fold. Do not overmix.
4. Whisk a small amount of egg mixture into melted butter to lighten it. Fold in the cooled melted butter in 3 addtions. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
5. Bake 10~15 minutes at 375°F.