French madeleines (Magdalenas)

French madeleines, the delicious shell-like tea cakes, are always a lovely dessert that also are really easy to make.

They often flavored with vanilla or citrus such as lemon or orange .

Vanilla is added for a touch of warmth and the butter gives the madeleines a rich flavor.

Source : All recipes.com

Ingredients

2 eggs
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon lemon zest
1 cup confectioner's sugar
3/4 cup all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking poder
1/2 cup butter melted and cooled

Method

Preheat oven to 180°c (370°F) Grease and flour Madeleines molds. (You can use muffins mold too, I bought my madeleines mold in Internet)
In a medium bowl beat eggs, vanilla and lemon zest with an electric mixer on high speed for 5 minutes (or by hand) Greadually beat in the confectioners'sugar.
Beat for 5 to 7 minutes or until thick and satiny.
Sift together the flour and baking powder. Sift one fourth of the flour mixture over the egg mixture, gently fold in.
Fold in the remaining flour by fourths. Then fold in the melted cooled butter. Spoon batter into the prepared molds filling 3/4 full.
Bake 370°F or 180°c. For 12 minutes or until the edges are golden and the tops spring back.
Cool in molds on a rack for some minutes. Loosen madeleines with a knife. Invert cookies onto a rack and cool.
Sift confectioner's sugar over the tops.
Store in airght container.

Print recipe here

Madeleines molds in Internet (E bay)
(In Chile Decora Cake. cl)

En Español
Magdalenas

Ingredientes

2 huevos
1/2 teaspoon extracto de vainilla
1 cucharadita ralladura de limon
1 taza azucar flor o impalpable
3/4 taza harina sin polvos de hornear
1/4 cucharadita polvos de hornear
1/2 taza de mantequilla derretida y enfriada

Preparación

Precalentar el horno a 180°C
Engrasar los moldes de mantequilla o de muffins.
En un bol mediano batir los huevos, agregar la vainilla y la ralladura de limón batir con batidora de mano por 5 minutos o a mano . Gradualmente agregar el azucar en polvo. Batir 5 a 7 minutos mas hasta que este espeso y brillante.
Unir la harina y los polvos de hornear. Agregar 1/4 de la mezcla de harina. Mezclar bien y agregar el resto de harina con polvos de hornear al batido.

Finalmente agregar la mantequilla derretida y enfriada.
Con una cuchara repartir la mezcla en los moldes.

Hornear a 180° c por unos 12 minutos o hasta que se vean las orillas doradas.
Dejar enfriar en los moldes y luego desprender con cuidado con la punta de un cuchillo.Espolvorear azucar flor antes de servir. Guardar en una caja de galletas o en un Tupper ware.

Un abrazo!

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