I have never tried any store bought madeleines before. But I was intrigued with the hump behind this cute shell shaped cakes, so I decided to try to bake some. Its not too difficult to make these, but you do need some patience to ensure you get those “humps” as you have to chill the batter for at least 2 hours or overnight.
Ingredients (adapted from cherienoms.com)
85g unsalted butter
2 eggs
35g sugar
10g honey
pinch of salt
75g cake flour
20g unsweeten black sesame powder
1 tsp baking powder
Directions
Melt butter and set aside to cool.
In a medium bowl, add eggs, sugar honey and salt and mix well
Add in the sifted flour, black sesame powder and baking powder and fold till well combined.
Add in the melted butter and mix well. Pour this batter into a piping bag and let it chill in the fridge at least 2 hours or overnight.
When ready to bake, pre-heat the oven to 200d. Grease your madeleine pan well. Fill in pan with the batter to at leas3/4 full.
Bake in the oven for 4mins, then reduce the temperature to 180d to bake another 4mins. (please adjust the temperature if your moulds are smaller) This recipe yield 8 pieces for me. Test with a skewer to ensure they are fully baked.
Allow the madeleines to cool sightly before removing to cool on a rack.
These nutty little treats are pretty yummy and easy to make. Best part is it doesn’t requires much washing and no egg separation or hand whisk required!
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