Recette : Les Madeleines

Serves about two dozen

Ingredients:

• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 cup flour
• 6 Tablespoons (3/4 stick) melted and cooled butter or margarine
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice

Utensils (equipment):

• 1 small bowl
• 1 medium bowl
• Measuring cups: 1/2 cup + 1 cup
• Measuring spoons: 1 Tablespoon + 1/2 teaspoon
• 2 muffin tins
• Paper towels for greasing
• Sifter
• Wire whip
• Wooden spoon
• Scraper
  

Method:

1. Sift the flour and measure it
2. Grease the muffin tins well so that they will not stick
3. Beat the eggs with the sugar with a wire whip until thick and lemon colored. Just a few minutes.
4. Add sifted flour to the egg and sugar mixture and mix well.
5. Fold the melted butter or margarine into the mixture.
6. Add the lemon juice and stir carefully. The batter will be thick.
7. Pour into well-greased muffin tins filling each cup no more than 1/2 full.
8. Bake at 375 degrees for 15 to 25 minutes (depending on the size of the cups). Madeleines should be a light color, not dark.