ginger and orange zest madeleines

by audrey roger

Madeleines are one of the easiest things you can bake and they take hardly any time to make. I love them for their bite size smallness. They’re great with a nice strong cup of tea. This recipe is inspired by one I found on a French food blog Marmiton.org. It makes the lightest madeleines you’ve ever tasted. I’ve added orange zest and grated ginger to give them bit of kick and sweet flavouring.
You can find madeleines moulds in any kind of specialist cookware shop or on Amazon.co.uk. The best ones are the silicone ones because once the madeleines are cooked you can pop them straight out of the molds.

preparation time: 10 min
total cooking time: 36 min

ingredients (for 18-20 madeleines):
3 eggs
100 g sugar
110 g flour
1 tsp baking powder
90 g salted butter
zest of 1 orange
1 tsp grated fresh ginger

Preheat the oven at 220°C.

1. Melt the butter in a small saucepan. Leave it to cool.
2. Whisk the eggs and the sugar together in a bowl.
3. Add the flour and baking powder. Then the melted butter (the butter will have separated in two, one layer of yellow liquid and a creamy white liquid underneath; leave the creamy white bit out) and orange zest and grated ginger.
4. Fill the madeleines moulds up to 3/4 each with the mixture. Cook for 12 minutes each time at 200°C.
5. Enjoy with a nice cup of tea.