Cookbook:Madeleines

Madeleines small French cakes baked in special baking trays that give them a shell-like shape. The Spanish counterparts, Madalenas, are sometimes served in paper cases and then resemble muffins.

Ingredients

 * 4 eggs
 * 100 g white granulated sugar
 * 1 pinch of salt
 * 100 g all-purpose flour
 * 1 teaspoon baking powder
 * grated zest of 1 lemon
 * 75 g melted butter

Procedure

 * 1) Beat the eggs, sugar and salt in a mixing bowl until frothy.
 * 2) Combine the flour, baking powder, and lemon zest, and fold into the egg mixture. Fold in the melted butter.
 * 3) Divide the dough into greased madeleine molds, keeping in mind that the dough will rise in the oven to fill the molds.
 * 4) Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C / 350°F for 12–15 minutes until the cakes are springy but not browned.
 * 5) Cool and unmold the madeleines.
 * 6) Serve fresh.