Orange Madeleines

🧂 Ingredients

• ¾ cup plain flour

  all-purpose
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• Pinch of salt
• ⅓ cup of caster sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
• finely grated zest of 1 orange
• 2 tablespoons of freshly squeezed orange juice
• 80 g of butter

  melted

Instructions

• 1 Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt and set aside.
• 2 In a mixer fitted with a whisk attachment add the sugar and orange zest and mix
  on the lowest setting until the sugar and zest are well combined and the sugar
  begins to take on an orange hue.
• 3 Add the eggs and whisk until the sugar is dissolved and the mixture becomes
  light and fluffy.
• 4 Switch the mixer to it’s lowest setting and gently add the flour and vanilla
  extract and mix until just combined.
• 5 Add the melted butter and orange juice and mix until just combined.
• 6 Cover the bowl with cling film and refrigerate for 1 to 2 hours.
• 7 Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius (355 Fahrenheit).
• 8 Grease and flour your madeleine pan and ⅔ fill with the batter and bake for 8 to
  10 minutes or until cooked.
• 9 To serve you may like to dust with icing sugar.

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