I made modest changes to David Lebovitz’s Lemon-Glazed Madeleine recipe. In the spirit of Julia child, I added three drops of lemon juice to the batter and opted not to make the glaze. All ingredients should be at room temperature.
- Yield: 24 cakes
- Category: Small Bites, Sweets
Ingredients
- 3 large eggs
- 2/3 c granulated sugar
- zest of one small lemon
- 3 drops lemon juice
- 3-finger pinch of salt
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1 1/4 c all-purpose flour
- 9 tbsp. unsalted butter, melted and cooled in refrigerator. Additional melted butter for greasing molds.
Instructions
- Prepare your madeleine molds by brushing with the "extra" melted butter. Dust with flour, tap out excess, and place molds in freezer.
- Whip eggs, sugar, and salt for five minutes with electric hand mixer or standing electric mixer.
- Drizzle cooled butter into batter, folding as you go. Keep folding until all butter is incorporated.
- Add the 3 drops of lemon juice and lemon zest, and gently stir with a spatula.
- Spoon the flour and baking powder into a sifter or mesh strainer and use a spatula to fold in the flour as you sift it over the batter.
- Cover the bowl and refrigerate for at least one hour. (I always let the batter chill overnight)
- When you're ready to bake, preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- Place rounded spoonfuls of batter in the chilled molds, filling each indentation it to about 3/4. Don't spread batter.
- Bake for about 8 minutes. Keep an eye on the cakes and take them out as soon as they're set.
- Slide the madeleines onto a cooling rack, and once they've cooled a bit, enjoy with a cup of tea.
I am very excited about this recipe as I have always wanted to try to make madeleines at home. I had never thought about leaving the batter overnight to chill. Maybe this is the secret? I will definitely try.
For now, however, my question to you is: when do you add the 9 TBsp of melted butter and cooled in fridge. The recipe does not mention them. Can you please explain? Many thanks
Thank you for catching that error, Sahar! The butter should be added before the flour and baking powder. I have changed the recipe to reflect that correction. Let me know how your madeleines turn out. Bonnes fêtes de fin d’année!