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Madeleines (French Butter Cakes) マドレーヌ
Ingredients
  • 113 g unsalted butter (plus 1 Tbsp for greasing two pans; ½ cup equals 4 oz, 8 Tbsp, or 1 stick of butter)
  • 3 large eggs (50 g each w/o shell) (at room temperature)
  • 133 g sugar
  • ¼ tsp kosher salt (Diamond Crystal; use half for table salt)
  • 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 2 tsp lemon zest (one lemon yields 2 to 3 tsp of zest; in a pinch, you can use orange zest)
  • 120 g all-purpose flour (plain flour) (plus 1 Tbsp for dusting two pans; 1 cup should weigh 120 g, and I encourage you to weigh your flour; if you use a measuring cup, please follow this method; otherwise, you may scoop more flour than you need)
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • subheading: For Serving:
  • ½ Tbsp confectioners’ sugar/powdered sugar (optional, for dusting)
  • Japanese Ingredient Substitution: If you want substitutes for Japanese condiments and ingredients, click here.
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