No resting, no tricky technique, just perfect, golden, light & airy Madeleines in under 30 minutes! I’m so proud to be sharing my recipe with you today, after weeks of testing I finally have a recipe for the best little butter cakes I’ve ever tasted and you won’t believe how easy they are!
This Easy Madeleine Recipe will have you whipping up Madeleines like a pro in no time! They are pretty easy to master if you follow my foolproof tips! You can flavor them with lemon zest, or vanilla extract, but my favorite is orange zest!
Equipped with determination, I studied and tested and retested and retested some more until I figured out the big question that is madeleines. While their fancy appearance and classy name can be intimidating, these airy teacakes require the most basic ingredients. They aren’t difficult, but they do demand your attention, patience, and precision. And a solid (very detailed) recipe to produce the light texture doesn’t hurt either!
Madeleines are French, shell-shaped cookies. They are crispy on the outside and soft like cake on the inside. This is a quick and easy recipe you will surely love.
MADELEINE INGREDIENTS
3 eggs
2/3 cup (130 g) sugar
1 1/2 (7.5 ml) tsp orange zest
1 cup (120 g) flour
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This guide with the best madeleine recipe guarantees “humpy” homemade French madeleines that are perfect in shape, density, texture, and taste. Nothing beats these authentic madeleine cakes straight from the oven!
INGREDIENTS
3 eggs
2/3 cup (130 g) sugar
1 1/2 (7.5 ml) tsp orange zest
1 cup (120 g) flour
1 tsp (5 ml) baking powder
¼ tsp (1.25 ml) salt
6 tbsp (90 ml) melted butter
1 tbsp (7 g) powdered sugar
INSTRUCTIONS
Beat eggs with sugar until pale yellow. Add zest.
Whisk together dry ingredients add to the egg mixture gently, until just combined. Then add melted butter.
Refrigerate the batter at least 1 hour! Or overnight. This is really critical for getting the “hump” of a Madeleine, the traditional mark of this classic French cookie.
Preheat oven to 350F/(176C).
Lightly coat a non-stick, Madeleine pan with baking spray using this technique. Spray the baking spray into a small bowl and with a pastry brush lightly grease each well.
Spoon 1 tbsp (15 ml) of batter into the center of the well and don’t touch it. It will spread out by itself and keep a more uniform shape that way.
Bake 7-8 mins until slightly golden around edges and centers look set and slight hump has appeared. Allow to cool slightly and remove from the tin and allow to cool.
Once cooled completely and dust with powdered sugar and serve!
These are best eaten the day they are made. Batter can be made 2 days ahead of time.