Orange Madeleines
Delicious airy finger food cakes, this French recipe for classic madeleines is as beautiful as it is tasty. A creamy cake in the shape of a shell, with a hint of orange. Their beautiful shape makes them look good on any table at a high tea, on a birthday table, or as dessert.
Equipment
- Madeleine mold
- A conventional oven is used. When using a convection oven (with air fan) decrease the temperature with 30 °F / 20 °C
- Hand Mixer
Ingredients
- 1 ¾ stick butter unsalted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 eggs size L
- ¾ cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 2 oranges zest
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1½ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon Butter to grease the madeleine mold
- 2 tablespoons Confectioner's sugar
Ingredients you need per step are listed below the step in Italic
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to
375 °F or 
340 °F (190 °C or 170 °C) - Melt the butter and let cool down.1 ¾ stick butter
- Beat the eggs with a mixer and then add the eggs, both sugars, honey, vanilla extract, orange zest, salt, and butter and mix well.1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 4 eggs, ¾ cup sugar, 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar, 2 tablespoons honey, ⅛ teaspoon salt, 2 oranges
- Sift the flour and baking powder over the bowl.1½ cup all-purpose flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder
- Then mix again for 1 minute.
- Grease the madeleine molds and put the batter into the mold until it is just filled.1 tablespoon Butter
- Bake the madeleines for 10 minutes, until golden brown.
- Remove from the mold and sprinkle with confectioner's sugar just before serving.2 tablespoons Confectioner's sugar
NOTES
1. Butter - Use unsalted butter; salt is already added to the recipe. This is a lactose-free recipe if you use vegetable margarine in the same proportion. Melt the butter and let it sit for ten minutes (to allow it to cool slightly) before adding it.
2. Vanilla Extract - Don't have any vanilla extract? Then use the marrow of one pod or two teaspoons of vanilla sugar.
3 Baking powder - Makes the cakes fluffy. Don't have baking powder? Then replace the flour and baking powder with 1 ¾ cup (200 grams) of self-raising flour in this recipe.
4. Orange - For a touch of citrus in the cakes. You can also replace this with lemon or lime.
5. Oven - When you use a conventional oven, set the temperature to 375 °F (190 °C). In a convection oven, 340 °F (170 °C) is sufficient.
6. - Storage
- Room temperature - You can keep them in a sealed box for one day. But actually, these airy cakes are best on the day itself.
- Refrigerator - The batter will keep in the fridge for up to two days.
- Freezer - Wrap each madeleine in plastic wrap and then in an airtight container. You can now store them in the freezer for up to 2 months.
Nutrition
Calories: 145kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 46mg | Sodium: 80mg | Fiber: 0.5g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 285IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Iron: 1mg
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