The madeleine is a traditional "small cake" from France. It is basically a sponge cake into a special shell like mold- pictured below.
Madeleines come in various sizes and flavors. The choice I made today was honey rose!
Batter:
1 stick (112 g) butter, softened or melted
1/3 cup honey
2-4 (depending on ur taste) tsp rose water (can replace with any kind of flavoring agent)
1 1/3 cup all purpose flour (200 grams)
1/2 tsp salt
1/3 cup sugar
3 eggs
1 yolk
Directions:
Preheat oven to 375*. melt some butter and brush the inside of madeleine pan. Sprinkle with flour to coat. Shake off excess flour. It should be a very thin layer. (my apologies I didn't take a picture!)
Using a mixer, (paddle) mix the eggs, yolk and sugar until pale and fluffly- about 5 min. (see below)
Mix together flour and salt. Melt butter (or use softened butter) and mix in honey and rose water. Set aside til cool. This is why I prefer to use softened instead of melted.
Fold in flour to egg mixture. Fold means to use a spatula and gently mix in to the eggs. You will notice the mixture looks like it's breaking down. Do not over-mix or you will have a very dense product. Then proceed to fold in butter mixture. Then you can pipe in, using a piping bag or a ziploc bag, or you can spoon in the batter into the prepared pan. Then tap the pan lightly on the counter to prevent bubbles.
The pan goes into the oven until golden brown. I'd give you a time...but as they say in baking "it's ready when it's ready!" (approx 8-10 min)
When it comes out of the oven, the madeleines should just pop right out. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve! Best when eaten with ice cream :)
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