Lemon Madeleines

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  • Time icon
    Total Time
    53mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    24
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    123
based on 8 ratings

Classic French lemon-scented madeleines. Serve these plump, soft, bite-sized cakes warm from the oven.

recipe updated Feb 18, 2022

Ingredients

  • Unsalted butter icon
    Unsalted butter
    175 g
  • All purpose flour icon
    All purpose flour
    210 g
  • Baking powder icon
    Baking powder
    3 g
  • Salt icon
    Salt
    ¼ teaspoon
  • Egg icon
    Egg
    3
  • Egg yolk icon
    Egg yolk
    2
  • Granulated sugar icon
    Granulated sugar
    150 g
  • Vanilla extract icon
    Vanilla extract
    4 g
  • Lemon icon
    Lemon
    1
  • Powdered sugar icon
    Powdered sugar
    as needed

Tools

  • kCook icon Stand mixer
  • kCook icon Oven
  • kCook icon Whisk
  • kCook icon Cooling rack
  • kCook icon Panasonic 2-in-1 Microwave Oven
  • kCook icon Large mixing bowl
  • kCook icon Small glass bowl
  • kCook icon Madeleine pan
  • kCook icon Medium bowl

Step preview

  1. Add unsalted butter to a clean small glass bowl
  2. Heat until melted then set aside - Power Level 3
  3. Add all purpose flour, baking powder and salt to a clean medium bowl
  4. Whisk briefly until combined then set aside
  5. Add egg, egg yolk and granulated sugar to a clean large mixing bowl
  6. Whisk until pale and light - approx 5 min, medium speed
  7. Add vanilla extract and lemon to the batter
  8. Whisk until combined - medium speed
  9. Transfer content of small glass bowl to batter and mix
  10. Transfer dry ingredients to batter bit by bit while mixing
  11. Chill in fridge - 30 min
  12. Pre-heat oven - 200°C
  13. Grease 2 clean madeleine pans generously
  14. Spoon batter into 2 madeleine pans
  15. Bake until golden brown - 8 min, 200°C
  16. Transfer onto cooling rack
  17. Dust with powdered sugar
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