Ingredients
2 eggs (room temperature)
1/2 cup granulaed sugar
1 cup all purpose flour (sifted)
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/8 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
1/4 tsp. ground cloves
1/2 cup unsalted butter (melted and cooled)
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tbsp. powdered sugar (to sprinkle on top of the madeleines)
Directions
- 1
Melt the butter in the microwave or in a saucepan, then set aside to cool.
- 2
Beat the sugar, eggs, and vanilla for five to seven minutes until the mixture becomes pale and has tripled in volume.
- 3
Combine the flour, baking powder, salt, and spices in a small bowl and whisk to combine.
- 4
Spoon half the flour mixture over the egg batter and gently fold the flour into the batter, then add the remaining flour and fold in again.
- 5
Stir about a quarter cup of the egg/flour batter in the cooled melted butter gently, then add this mixture into the rest of the egg/flour batter and gently fold in to combine.
- 6
Chill the batter for a half hour.
- 7
Set the oven temperature to 350 °F and generously butter and flour the Madeleine pan.
- 8
Spoon a tablespoon of batter into each mold.
- 9
Bake for 10-12 minutes until they are golden brown and the bump appears on top.
- 10
Let cool for 5 minutes then remove from the pan.
- 11
Sprinkle powdered sugar on top of the cakes.