French Madeleines


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Ingredients

1 cup self-rising flour
1/2 cup sugar
8 tablespoons butter
3 eggs
1 pinch Salt
1/2 cup ground almonds
2 teaspoons orange flower water
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preparation

1
Sift flour and sugar into a large bowl. Melt (but do not burn) butter. Let cool. With a wooden spoon mix eggs into flour and sugar. Gradually add cooled butter, salt, ground almonds, orange flower water and vanilla. Refrigerate for 1 hour.
2
Grease pans with butter. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Half fill greased pans with cake batter. Bake 10 to 15 minutes or until golden. Cool on rack.

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Traditionally, Madeleines are baked in small shell shaped pans. If you do not have them use individual muffin pan cups or brioche pans.

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European
French
Dessert

Yield:

1.0 servings

Added:

December 11, 2009

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