Madeleines

also called madeleine · French butter cakes · shell cakes

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The table

Madeleines: ingredients down the left, what to do with them across. Tap any cell to cross it off.
Butter and flour a madeleine pan
Heat the oven to 375°F (190°C)
3/4 cup(95 g)all-purpose flourwhiskfoldfold in the buttercover and chill for 1 hourbake in the pan at 375°F for 10 min
1/2 tsp(2.4 g)baking powder
1/4 tsp(1.5 g)table salt
2 large(100 g)eggswhisk
1/2 cup(100 g)granulated sugar
1 Tbs(21 g)honey
1 tsp(5 mL)vanilla extract
1 tsp(2 g)lemon zest
1/2 cup(113 g; cooled)melted butter
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3whisk

4whisk

6fold in the butter

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The clock

Start to finish
at least 1 hr 10 min4 of 6 steps give no time
Needs you
none given
If you get it wrong
Narrow — the hump comes from cold batter meeting a hot tin and nothing else, so the hour in the fridge is not a rest you can skip
  1. whisk

    not timedfrom the start

  2. whisk

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  3. fold

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  4. fold in the butter

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  5. cover and chill for 1 hour

    1 hrwalk away(we think)from the start

  6. bake in the pan at 375°F for 10 min

    10 minwalk away(we think)1 hr in

You'll need madeleine pan · oven

See how it is written
>> title: Madeleines
>> category: Cookies
>> tags: butter, lemon, french, teatime, oven
>> counters: Bakery
>> aka: madeleine, French butter cakes, shell cakes
>> servings: 18
>> time: 1 hour 30 min
>> slack: narrow — the hump comes from cold batter meeting a hot tin and nothing else, so the hour in the fridge is not a rest you can skip

Butter and flour a #madeleine pan{}.

Heat the #oven{} to 375°F (190°C).

Whisk @eggs{2%large}(100 g) with @granulated sugar{1/2%cup}(100 g), @honey{1%Tbs}(21 g), @vanilla extract{1%tsp}(5 mL), and @lemon zest{1%tsp}(2 g).

Whisk @all-purpose flour{3/4%cup}(95 g), @baking powder{1/2%tsp}(2.4 g), and @table salt{1/4%tsp}(1.5 g).

Fold @&(~1)dry ingredients{} into @&(~2)egg mixture{}.

>> step: fold in the butter
Fold @melted butter{1/2%cup}(113 g; cooled) into @&(~1)batter{}.

Cover @&(~1)batter{} and chill for ~{1%hour}.

Bake @&(~1)batter{} in the pan at 375°F for ~{10%min}.