Recipe: French Madeleines [edit]

Other Names: Madeleines
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Edited by: Helen Pitlick

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Yield: 1 servings

[edit] Ingredients

1

cup self-rising flour

½

cup sugar

8

tablespoons butter

3

eggs

1

pinch Salt

½

cup ground almonds

2

teaspoons orange flower water

¼

teaspoon vanilla extract

[edit] Preparation

Step 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.

Step 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.

[edit] About French Madeleines

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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