Honey-Orange Madeleines

Serves: 5

Terry Wiza

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

49

Spice

54

Sweetness

45

Sourness

37

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.1

Difficulty

Ingredients:

2 large

Egg

1 cup

Honey

1

Sugar

Directions:

1

Preheat oven to 400°F

2

Brush madeleine mold with melted butter; dust with flour

3

Combine eggs, honey, 1/4 cup sugar and grated orange peel in bowl of electric mixer

4

Set over saucepan of simmering water (do not let bowl touch water); stir just until lukewarm, about 2 minutes

5

Remove from over water and beat with electric mixer until pale yellow and tripled in volume, about 12 minutes

6

Add orange flower water and vanilla extract

7

On low speed, gradually mix in flour, scraping bowl occasionally

8

Transfer 1/3 of batter to medium bowl

9

Gradually fold 3/4 cup melted butter into batter in medium bowl (do not fold in water at bottom of butter)

10

Gently fold mixture into remaining batter (batter will thicken slightly)

11

Spoon batter into madeleine mold, filling almost to top

12

Bake until cookies are springy to touch, turning pan half-way through cooking, about 10 minutes

13

Invert pan onto rack

14

Gently pry out cookies with knife tip

15

Sprinkle cookies with sugar

16

Wipe out molds, brush with melted butter, dust with flour and repeat with remaining batter

17

Cool completely on rack

18

(Can be prepared 1 day ahead

19

Store in airtight container at room temperature

20

) Preheat oven to 400°F

21

Brush madeleine mold with melted butter; dust with flour

22

Combine eggs, honey, 1/4 cup sugar and grated orange peel in bowl of electric mixer

23

Set over saucepan of simmering water (do not let bowl touch water); stir just until lukewarm, about 2 minutes

24

Remove from over water and beat with electric mixer until pale yellow and tripled in volume, about 12 minutes

25

Add orange flower water and vanilla extract

26

On low speed, gradually mix in flour, scraping bowl occasionally

27

Transfer 1/3 of batter to medium bowl

28

Gradually fold 3/4 cup melted butter into batter in medium bowl (do not fold in water at bottom of butter)

29

Gently fold mixture into remaining batter (batter will thicken slightly)

30

Spoon batter into madeleine mold, filling almost to top

31

Bake until cookies are springy to touch, turning pan half-way through cooking, about 10 minutes

32

Invert pan onto rack

33

Gently pry out cookies with knife tip

34

Sprinkle cookies with sugar

35

Wipe out molds, brush with melted butter, dust with flour and repeat with remaining batter

36

Cool completely on rack

37

(Can be prepared 1 day ahead

38

Store in airtight container at room temperature)