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Madeleines au citron

Lemon Madeleines Recipe

Prep Time:30 minutes
Cook Time:12 minutes
Resting Time:15 minutes
Total Time:57 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: French
Servings: 24 madeleines

Ingredients

  • 3 eggs
  • 160 g caster sugar
  • 1 organic lemon for the zest
  • 1/2 organic lemon juice
  • 200 g flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 100 g melted butter
  • 50 g milk

Instructions

  • In a stainless steel bowl, pour the powdered sugar over the whole eggs. Mix well until the mixture turns white.
  • Using a Microplane zester, grate the lemon to recover the zest and juice of 1/2 lemon…
  • Finally add 3/4 of the milk and mix with a whisk.
  • In another bowl, mix the flour and the baking powder together then sift them with a sieve over the mixture previously obtained. Mix well with a whisk.
  • Finally add the melted and then cooled butter and the remaining milk.
  • Leave to rest for 15 minutes in a cool place, covered.
  • Preheat your oven to 250°C.
  • Meanwhile, oil the madeleine molds if they are metal. If you use silicone molds, it is not necessary to grease them.
  • Then fill the molds 3/4 full using a piping bag.
  • Bake under rotating heat and reduce the temperature to 200°C.
  • Cook for approximately 10 to 12 minutes.
  • The madeleines are cooked when they are puffy and colored.
  • Remove from the oven and let cool before unmolding and enjoying warm or cold.