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Classic French Butter Madeleines with Lemon Zest
The iconic French tea cake made famous by Proust: light and spongy shell-shaped butter cakes with their characteristic hump, delicately perfumed with fresh lemon zest.
Prep
15 min
Cook
12 min
Total
27 min
Ingredients
6servings
- Unsalted butter melted and cooled100 g
- Eggs at room temperature2 piece
- Granulated sugar90 g
- Pastry flour sifted100 g
- Baking powder0.5 tsp
- Fresh lemon zest1 tsp
- Pinch of salt1 pinch
Preparation Steps
1
Whisk eggs, sugar, and lemon zest together until pale, thickened, and frothy.
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2
Sift flour and baking powder over the eggs, fold gently, then gradually blend in melted butter until smooth.
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3
Refrigerate batter for at least 1 hour (the thermal shock in the hot oven creates the iconic hump).
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4
Butter and flour madeleine pan. Spoon cold batter into cavities and bake at 200°C (400°F) for 10-12 minutes until humps rise and edges are golden.
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Provenance & Public Domain Audit
Source: French Traditional Culinary Heritage / USDA Public Domain Collection (United States Department of Agriculture (USDA))
Legal status: Public Domain (17 U.S.C. § 105) • 17 U.S.C. § 105
License: Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal
