Description
Delicious homemade madeleines with a lemon glaze.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1⅓ cup all-purpose flour (160 grams)
- ⅔ cup granulated sugar (130 grams)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- zest from 1 lemon
- 3 large eggs (room temperature)
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 10 tablespoons butter (melted and cooled to room temperature)
- ¾ cup powdered sugar (sifted)
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon water
Instructions
- In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and lemon zest.
- Whisk the eggs, lemon juice, and vanilla together, then stir the egg mixture into the flour mixture.
- Pour the melted butter into the batter and whisk or fold until fully incorporated. The batter will look shiny and smooth.
- Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least an hour to fully chill. This step will help the madeleines have a tall hump.
- Heat the oven to 375°F and grease and flour the madeleine pan. Alternatively, you can use a baking oil/flour spray, brushing into the crevices. Place the pan in the freezer for 10 minutes to chill.
- Using a tablespoon-sized cookie scoop, place a scoop of batter into each rounded cavity of the chilled pan.
- Transfer the pan to the center rack of the oven and bake for 7-8 minutes, or until the edges look golden and crisp and the cakes spring back when lightly touched.
- Remove from the oven and immediately flip them onto a kitchen towel, pattern side down, and cool for 10-15 minutes before glazing.
- While the madeleines are baking, stir the confectioners’ sugar, lemon juice, and water together until smooth.
- When the madeleine cookies are cool enough to handle but still warm, dip the pattern side of each cookie in the glaze. Place on a wire cooling rack, pattern side up, until the glaze is dry.
Notes
- Ensure to measure flour correctly for best results.
- Chilling the batter helps in creating the characteristic hump.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 60mg