Banana Macadamia Madeleines

Submitted by Cynna

"A delicious twist on an old favorite. I love these!"

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 30

ingredients

• 1 cup banana, mashed
• 1 tablespoon butter, melted
• 2 teaspoons dark rum
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 large egg white
• 2 eggs
• 3⁄4 cup powdered sugar, sifted
• 3⁄4 cup cake flour, sifted
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄3 cup macadamia nuts, toasted and chopped
• 2 tablespoons powdered sugar

directions

1. Preheat oven to 375°.
2. Place banana in a food processor; process until smooth.
3. Add butter, rum, vanilla, and egg white and eggs; process until blended.
4. Combine 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons powdered sugar, flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl, and add to food processor.
5. Pulse 2 to 3 times or until combined.
6. Add nuts; pulse 2 times or until well-blended.
7. Spoon 1 tablespoon batter into each of 12 madeleine molds coated with baking spray.
8. Bake at 375° for 15 minutes or until puffy.
9. Remove from pan immediately; let cool on a wire rack.
10. Repeat procedure with remaining batter.
11. Sift 2 tablespoons powdered sugar over madeleines.

Reviews

[ShaGun]

These basically taste like banana bread with macademia nuts. They look nice and taste good. I used 4 egg whites instead of the 1 egg white+2 eggs. I served these along with a tripical fruit salad for desert at a luau.