French Madeleines Recipe Video
A classic - french butter cookie shaped like a little shell
Summary
Preparation Time10 MinCooking Time12 Min
Ready In22 MinDifficulty LevelVery Easy
Health IndexAverageServings6
Main IngredientWhite Wheat Flour
Ingredients
13 Tbs unsalted butter
1 and 2/3 cup confectioners sugar
1/2 cup + 1 Tbs all purpose flour
1/2 cup finely ground unblanched almonds
6 large egg whites
1 Tbs honey
a Madeleine pan, 12 3" madeleines (recipe makes 24)
cooking spray or softened butter and flour for
greasing and dusting pan
Directions
Prepare the brown butter: in a medium sauce pan over
moderate heat melt butter until it turns brown and gives
off a nutty aroma. remove to a bowl to arrest cooking.
let cool.
Sift the flour and sugar into a bowl and stir in almonds.
In a mixer, beat egg whites until frothy. Add flour/sugar/nut
mixture and stir. Add honey and brown butter. Spray pan and using
a spoon divide 1/2 of mixture into molds, filing nearly to the top.
Refrigerate pan for at least 30 mins and up to one hour.
Bake at 375 for 12-15 minutes or until golden and springy to the
tough. Immediately remove Madeleines from mold and let cool
on a wire rack. Let pan cool and spray again then divide remaining
batter in pans, refrigerate then bake as in previous batch.
moderate heat melt butter until it turns brown and gives
off a nutty aroma. remove to a bowl to arrest cooking.
let cool.
Sift the flour and sugar into a bowl and stir in almonds.
In a mixer, beat egg whites until frothy. Add flour/sugar/nut
mixture and stir. Add honey and brown butter. Spray pan and using
a spoon divide 1/2 of mixture into molds, filing nearly to the top.
Refrigerate pan for at least 30 mins and up to one hour.
Bake at 375 for 12-15 minutes or until golden and springy to the
tough. Immediately remove Madeleines from mold and let cool
on a wire rack. Let pan cool and spray again then divide remaining
batter in pans, refrigerate then bake as in previous batch.
