Lemon Almond Madeleines

Recipe courtesy of Gourmet Magazine

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RECIPE
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Cook Time:
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Level:
Easy
Yield:
about 2 dozen madeleines

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Ingredients

1/2 cup clarified butter
1 cup blanched almonds
1 cup sugar
2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter, softened
4 large eggs
1 tablespoon freshly grated lemon rind
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon double acting baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
Confectioners' sugar for garnish

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. With a pastry brush, butter the madeleine molds well with some of the clarified butter.

In a food processor, grind the almonds with the sugar to a very fine texture. In a large bowl with an electric mixer cream the butter, add the almond mixture, beating, and beat the mixture until it is light and fluffy. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition, and then beat in the rind. Into a bowl sift together the flour, baking powder and the salt and add to the butter mixture, alternately with the lemon juice, beginning and ending with the flour mixture and blending the batter after each addition. Using an offset spatula, spread the batter into the buttered madeleine molds, scraping off any excess batter with the edge of the spatula. Place the filled molds on a baking sheet. Bake the madeleines in the lower third of the oven for 10 minutes, or until golden at the edges. Turn them out onto a rack to cool. Wash and dry the molds, butter again and repeat process with remaining batter.

Sift the confectioners' sugar over the cooled madeleines prior to serving.

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Comments & Reviews

recipe Lemon Almond Madeleines
Leona Ashland, NE 03-31-2008
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yummy madeleines
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

These were delicious! I used the exact recipe to make them. I thing maybe another rater was confused as to what to do with... the offset spatula. They were suppose to be smoothed out with the spatula to level with the pan. When I did this I actually got 3 dozen madeleines and they were perfectly risen. I will next time put them a little higher in the oven though. I would have liked them a little more golden. THXRead more
recipe Lemon Almond Madeleines
Paul Atlanta, GA 01-22-2007
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very good madeleines
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

This was my first time baking (but certainly not eating!) medeleines. Next time I make them from this recipe, I'll make a... couple changes: First, after making quite a mess, I found that a spoon worked much better than an offset spatula to fill the madeleine molds. Second (could just be my oven) but I found the cooked madeleines came out brown on the bottom, but pale on the top. Next time I'll use a lower temperature, place them higher in the oven, and add a little to the cooking time to adjust. But considering it was my first effort, I was very happy with the recipe.Read more
recipe Lemon Almond Madeleines
MARIA Newton, MA 11-12-2006
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LOVE THESE COOKIES!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Ever since I watched Transporter, I've been curious about Madeleines. I fell in love with them. My husband and I decided to... make them ourselves since they are so expensive. The first time we followed this recipe, it was too sour. The subsequent times we made the cookies, we only put in a little less than 1/8 cup of lemon juice. With this modification, the cookies were EXCELLENT!!! Yummmmmmmmmm!!!Read more