Prep Time
15
Minutes
Cook Time
10
Minutes
Serves
12
Category: recipes recipes breakfast cakes
Ingredients
- 60g icing sugar
- 60g plain flour
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 egg
- 40g Melted Butter
Optional flavours
- 1/4 Teaspoon Lemon Zest
- 1/4 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- lemon curd
- Orange Extract
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Daves Light and Fluffy Madeleines
by David
These are beautifully fluffy and light.
Instructions
Melt the butter in a pan on a medium heat
Put egg and flavourings in a bowl, beat with an electric mixer on high speed for 5 minutes
Gradually beat in the icing sugar
Beat for 5 to 7 minutes or until thick and satiny
Sift together the flour and baking powder
Sift the quarter of the flour mixture over the egg mixture, gently fold in
Pour quarter of the melted butter into the egg mixture, gently fold in
Repeat both steps again
Repeat both steps again
Repeat both steps for what is remaining
Store batter in fridge for 20 to 40 minutes.
Ready to cook
Preheat the oven to 180 fan
Brush the madeleine tray with melted butter then lightly coat in a little flour.
Spoon batter into the prepared moulds, filling 3/4 full
Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes or until the edges are golden and the tops spring back
Cool in moulds on a rack for 1 minute. Loosen with a knife. Invert onto a rack and cool
Sift icing sugar over the tops or melt plain chocolate and dip the tips in the chocolate
Eat and Enjoy!