Madeleines

Make up batter the day before or at least a couple of hours before:

  • 1/2 C sugar
  • 1 C sifted flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • Pinch salt
  • Zest of one orange, more or less
  • 2 eggs, room temp
  • 3 1/4 oz butter, melted and cooled

Mix dry ingredients in bowl, add zest, stir in.

Add eggs and melted butter, stir, don’t beat until just combined. You don’t want to incorporate a lot of air into the batter.

Chill for 2 hours up to 4 days.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees

Oil and flour pans (Lady in store said grapeseed oil gives the best crust)

Using pastry bag, pipe batter into molds. I didn’t use a tip as I didn’t have one big enough, isn’t as if you are going to make a design you know.

Bake 7-11 minutes until edges are browned and the top springs back when tapped with a finger

Turn out onto rack and let cool.