Madeleines - Mini Ones!
- 40 g self raising flour
- 40 g caster sugar
- 40 g unsalted butter
- 15 g ground almonds
- 1 small egg
- 1 teaspoon orange flower water
- 12 teaspoon vanilla essence
- icing sugar, to dredge
- Sift the flour into a bowl and stir in the sugar.
- Place the butter into a small pan and melt very gently over a low heat.
- Pour the butter into the flour and sugar and add the almonds, egg, orange flower water and vanilla essence.
- Mix together well.
- Cover the bowl and place in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
- After 50 minutes, preheat the oven to 200 degrees C, 400 degrees F, Fan oven 180 degrees C, Gas mark 6.
- Remove bowl from the refrigerator and stand the mould on a baking tray.
- Place spoonfuls of the stiff mixture into the cups, pressing the mixture down evenly and spreading it slightly into the shape of the cups.
- Bake for approx 10 minutes until golden and well risen.
- Leave to cool for a few minutes in the mould then turn out onto a cooling rack.
- Dredge the Madeleines with icing sugar.
flour, caster sugar, unsalted butter, ground almonds, egg, orange flower, vanilla, icing sugar
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/madeleines-mini-ones-256487 (may not work)