Ingredients
Butter mixture
- 115g (1 stick) unsalted butter
- 15g dark brown sugar
- 15g honey
Dry
- 100g granulated sugar
- 120g ap flour
- 3g (1/2 tsp) kosher salt
- 4g (1 tsp) baking powder
Rest
- 150g (3) large eggs, room temp
- 1 lemon’s zest
- room temp butter for the mold
Method
Make the batter
- melt the butter and sugar in a small sauce pan
- whisk together the dry ingredients in a medium mixing bowl
- whisk the eggs into the dry ingredients to make a paste
- whisk in butter mixture
- pour into an uncut piping bag (no tip), and scrape bowl with a spatula
- store the piping bag in the fridge for at least an hour, and up to 3 days
Bake Madeleines
- preheat oven to 375°F with an upside down sheet tray
- smear soft butter into molds you’re using
- optionally also dust with flour
- pipe batter into the molds ~90% full
- bake at 375°F for 7 minutes, then rotate the tray and bake until done, about 7 more minutes
- unmold right away onto a wire rack
- apply lemon glaze to the shell side
- serve while warm
References
Notes
For 8 madeleines, make the lemon glaze with 1/2 cup powdered sugar