Madeleines

Hello dear friends everywhere. I’m sharing with you a Madeleine cookie to try creating in your own home. It’s wonderfully tasty and delicious. But where did this delicious cookie came from?

According to Wikipedia, this buttery textured cookie is known to have originated in northeastern of France and baked in Madeleine tins, which is a shape like a shell. There are many legend stories which pertain to the creation of this elegant cookie dating back to the 17th CE, but its firs recipe didn’t actually appear in the country until mid-18th CE.

Today, you’ll find this cookie at most Starbucks establishments. Indeed it is very tasty and buttery textured kind of cake. It is very good with white chocolate mocha, tea, or anything of your favorite choice of drink that will complement this heavenly delicious kind of cookie.

Ingredients:

1 c. flour
1 stick and 2 tbl spoon unsalted butter, melted (or 10 tbl)
3 large eggs at room temperature
⅔ c. sugar
1½ tsp orange blossom water
½ tsp kosher salt

Steps and Procedures:

Preheat oven to 37F degrees. If using a non-stick pan, grease the pan with baking spray made with flour.

In an electric mixing bowl, mix and whip sugar, eggs, and salt in medium-high speed until mixture is pale and thick.

Next, stir in the orange blossom water.

Then alternatively, add and fold slowly the flour and the melted butter.

Cover the batter with saran wrap and place in the fridge for 45 minutes.

Remove the batter from the fridge and use a spoon to place 1 tablespoon of batter in each shell of the madeleine mold.

Bake for 12-14 minutes.

Remove from oven and let it cool for 10-15 minutes.

Transfer to a serving platter. Serve and enjoy with family and friends.

Images: Taken from my iPhone6+