Madeleines

• servings: 24 servings
• total time: 25 minutes

Ingredients

3/4 cup + 1 tbsp plain flour (all purpose flour)

1 1/4 tsp baking powder

3 large eggs (, at room temperature, Note 1)

2/3 cup caster sugar (superfine sugar) (ordinary / granulated sugar ok too)

1 tsp salt

1 tbsp vegetable oil (or other neutral oil)

3 tbsp milk (, full fat, low fat ok too)

2 tsp honey (or maple syrup)

2 tsp vanilla extract

2 tsp lemon zest

135g / 9.5 tbsp unsalted butter (, melted, warm, not hot)

Canola oil spray (or other neutral oil)

Icing sugar / powdered sugar (optional, for dusting)

Directions

Sift flour: Sift the flour and baking powder into a bowl.

Whisk eggs and sugar: Whisk the eggs and sugar vigorously for 2 minutes until it becomes paler in colour and it's foamy (or 1 minute on speed 6 with handheld beater).

Mix flour in 3 parts: Add the flour mixture in 3 parts, whisking gently in between until combined.

Add everything else except butter: Add salt, oil, milk, honey, vanilla and lemon. Mix until combined.

Add butter: Add butter, mix gently with a rubber spatula until combined. The batter is fairly thin but should leave a faint ribbon briefly on the surface (see video).

Cover and refrigerate: Cover with plastic wrap touching the surface and leave it in the fridge overnight (minimum 6 hours).

Baking (next day):

Preheat oven to 200°C / 390°F (180°C fan) for at least 30 minutes.

Piping bags - Pour the madeleine batter into 2 piping bags (or 1 large) either fitted with a round tip nozzle around 0.7 - 1.2cm (0.3 - 0.5") wide, or snip the end off. (You can refrigerate until required at this stage, or freeze 2 months).

Spray and fill pan: Spray the madeleine pan with oil. Fill each hole almost to the top (2just 1m from the rim).

Bake: Bake for 10 minutes until light golden.

Serve warm! Unmold straight away. Pile onto serving platter. Dust with icing sugar and serve immediately, while hot!

Nutrition

• Calories: 82 kcal
• Total Fat: 6 g
• Saturated Fat: 4 g
• Trans Fat: 1 g
• Cholesterol: 34 mg
• Sodium: 106 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 6 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1 g
• Total Sugars: 6 g
• Protein: 1 g