Madeleines
also called madeleine · French butter cakes · shell cakes
- Bakery
- serves 18
- recipe says 1 hour 30 min
- Cookies
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The table
| Butter and flour a madeleine pan | |||||
| Heat the oven to 375°F (190°C) | |||||
| 3/4 cup(95 g)all-purpose flour | whisk | fold | fold in the butter | cover and chill for 1 hour | bake 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)eggs | whisk | ||||
| 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 | |||||
What to lay out
Everything the recipe asks for, sitting under the step that eats it. Tick each one as you measure it.13 things to get out.
Pans and tools
Before anything else
3whisk
4whisk
6fold in the butter
goes in with what step 5 made
Cooking it
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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
whisk
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whisk
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fold
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fold in the butter
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cover and chill for 1 hour
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bake in the pan at 375°F for 10 min
10 minwalk away(we think)1 hr in
- you can walk away
- never timed
- we think
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}.