New Years Madeleines
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Type: Cookies
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Serves: 6
 
Ingredients
  • 2 large eggs or 4 small eggs
  • 1 dl sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla sugar
  • 1 grated tangerine peel thereof
  • 1 dl flour, sifted twice after measuring
  • 5 tablespoons almond flour (or finely ground almonds)
  • 4 tablespoons (50 grams) butter, melted and cooled
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 175ºC / 375ºF.
  2. Generously butter and flour 12 molds in a Madeleine pan.
  3. In the bowl of a mixer, combine eggs, sugar and salt.
  4. Beat on medium speed until pale, thick and fluffy, about 4-5 minutes.
  5. Mix in vanilla and tangerine peel.
  6. On low speed, mix in the sifted flour and almond meal very slightly.
  7. Using a rubber spatula, gently fold in the melted butter until blended.
  8. Fill each mold until nearly full.
  9. Bake the Madeleines until the tops spring back when lightly touched, 10 to 12 minutes.
  10. Cool in pan for 2 minutes.
  11. Remove Madeleines from the pan and allow them cool completely on cooling rack.
  12. Place on serving plate, sprinkle with confectioners sugar or vanilla sugar if you like them sweet...
Recipe by at http://trotsig.com/new-years-madeleines/