Description
Delicate, buttery, and lightly sweet, these classic French madeleines are the perfect tea-time treat with their signature shell shape and golden edges.
Ingredients
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🥚 2 large eggs (room temperature)
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🧂 1/2 teaspoon salt
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🍬 1/2 cup (100g) granulated sugar
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🍋 Zest of 1 lemon (optional for flavor)
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🌾 3/4 cup (95g) all-purpose flour
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🧈 1/2 cup (113g) unsalted butter (melted and cooled)
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🍯 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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🌬️ 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
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🧁 Powdered sugar (optional, for dusting)
Instructions
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🥣 Mixing bowls
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🧑🍳 Whisk or electric mixer
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🧈 Pastry brush (for greasing the mold)
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🧂 Sifter (for dry ingredients)
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🧁 Madeleine pan (shell-shaped mold)
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🧊 Cooling rack
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🥄 Measuring spoons and cups
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🥄 Spatula
Notes
Chilling the batter helps create the classic madeleine hump. Don’t overmix the batter to keep them light and airy.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 madeleine
- Calories: 130
- Sugar: 9g
- Sodium: 65mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 14g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 40mg
Keywords: madeleines, french dessert, buttery cakes, tea cakes