Madeleines

Madeleines
Madeleines
This cookie launched a thousand memories—and a literary masterpiece—for Marcel Proust. The group enjoys madeleines with tea, just as the narrator did in Swann's Way.
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  • Served Person: Makes about 20
French Cookies Mixer Dairy Egg Bake Low Cal Lemon Healthy Bon Appétit
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • pinch of salt
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • powdered sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon peel
  • Carbohydrate 12 g(4%)
  • Cholesterol 34 mg(11%)
  • Fat 6 g(10%)
  • Fiber 0 g(1%)
  • Protein 1 g(3%)
  • Saturated Fat 4 g(19%)
  • Sodium 23 mg(1%)
  • Calories 108

Preparation Preheat oven to 375°F. Generously butter and flour pan for large madeleines (about 3 x 1 1/4 inches).* Using electric mixer, beat eggs and 2/3 cup sugar in large bowl just to blend. Beat in vanilla, lemon peel and salt. Add flour; beat just until blended. Gradually add cooled melted butter in steady stream, beating just until blended. Spoon 1 tablespoon batter into each indentation in pan. Bake until puffed and brown, about 16 minutes. Cool 5 minutes. Gently remove from pan. Repeat process, buttering and flouring pan before each batch. (Can be made 1 day ahead.) Dust cookies with powdered sugar. *A metal mold with scallop-shaped indentations, sold at cookware stores.

Preparation Preheat oven to 375°F. Generously butter and flour pan for large madeleines (about 3 x 1 1/4 inches).* Using electric mixer, beat eggs and 2/3 cup sugar in large bowl just to blend. Beat in vanilla, lemon peel and salt. Add flour; beat just until blended. Gradually add cooled melted butter in steady stream, beating just until blended. Spoon 1 tablespoon batter into each indentation in pan. Bake until puffed and brown, about 16 minutes. Cool 5 minutes. Gently remove from pan. Repeat process, buttering and flouring pan before each batch. (Can be made 1 day ahead.) Dust cookies with powdered sugar. *A metal mold with scallop-shaped indentations, sold at cookware stores.