French Madeleines Recipe
Ingredients
| Eggs | 2 | |
| 1/4 cup/60 g/2 oz caster sugar | ||
| Orange flower water | 1 Teaspoon | |
| 1/2 cup/60 g/2 oz flour, sifted | ||
| 60 g/2 oz butter, melted and cooled | ||
Directions
1. Place eggs and sugar in a heatproof bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water and beat until a ribbon trail forms when beater is lifted from mixture. Remove bowl from heat, beat in orange flower water (if using) and continue beating for 2 minutes longer.
2. Sift flour over egg mixture and fold in. Fold butter into batter and divide mixture between 12 greased and floured madeleine tins.
3. Bake at 200°C/400°F/Gas 6 for 10-12 minutes or until madeleines are cooked and golden. Stand in tins for 1 minute before turning onto a wire rack to cool.
2. Sift flour over egg mixture and fold in. Fold butter into batter and divide mixture between 12 greased and floured madeleine tins.
3. Bake at 200°C/400°F/Gas 6 for 10-12 minutes or until madeleines are cooked and golden. Stand in tins for 1 minute before turning onto a wire rack to cool.
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