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French Butter Cakes (Madeleines)

SUBMITTED BY: Judy Farris PHOTO BY: Queenluan

"Sponge cake cookie--in shell shaped molds."
Original recipe yield 1 dozen

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

  • 2 eggs
  • 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1/3 cup white sugar
  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon lemon zest
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar for decoration

DIRECTIONS

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Butter and flour 12 (3 inch) madeleine molds; set aside.
  2. Melt butter and let cool to room temperature.
  3. In a small mixing bowl, beat eggs, vanilla and salt at high speed until light.
  4. Beating constantly, gradually add sugar; and continue beating at high speed until mixture is thick and pale and ribbons form in bowl when beaters are lifted, 5 to 10 minutes.
  5. Sift flour into egg mixture 1/3 at a time, gently folding after each addition.
  6. Add lemon zest and pour melted butter around edge of batter. Quickly but gently fold butter into batter. Spoon batter into molds; it will mound slightly above tops.
  7. Bake 14 to 17 minutes, or until cakes are golden and the tops spring back when gently pressed with your fingertip.
  8. Use the tip of the knife to loosen madeleines from pan; invert onto rack. Immediately sprinkle warm cookies with granulated sugar. Madeleines are best eaten the day they're baked. Leftover madeleines are wonderful when dunked into coffee or tea.
  9. Variation: Chocolate Madeleines: Omit lemon zest. Increase sugar to 1/2 cup. Substitute 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder for 2 tablespoons of the flour; sift into batter with flour.
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Reviewed on Aug. 26, 2007 by simon
Easy and precise. For those who have similar questions like me. You need a madeleines pan. I... MORE
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Reviewed on Jun. 25, 2007 by xiaocupcake
These are the best madeleines I have ever made. This was the pastry that Marcel Proust enjoyed... MORE
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Reviewed on Mar. 9, 2005 by friendsfreak8518
THESE WERE GREAT! I made them for my social studies class and they loved them. I did the... MORE
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Reviewed on Apr. 4, 2008 by Iolanthe
I am a real beginner, but I had no trouble with this recipe at all. The hard part, actually,... MORE
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Reviewed on Dec. 12, 2003 by MAINWAL
Great taste. My children love them. MORE
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Reviewed on Feb. 8, 2007 by Sweet Apron
Divine with rosewater, too...and a dusting of powdered sugar. MORE
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Reviewed on Oct. 13, 2004 by CHERYLASTRA
I love these. I have made them many times, and they always turn out perfectly. MORE
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Reviewed on Apr. 7, 2008 by fyrcrakr
These were superb, and I have to disagree with the reviewer who said a good Madeleine should... MORE
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Reviewed on May 14, 2007 by Cuisineartist
Wonderful recipe. The instructions were good and easy to follow. I've never had or made a... MORE
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Reviewed on Nov. 13, 2006 by KATSINTHEKITCHEN