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• Madeleines:
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  French Butter Cakes

INGREDIENTS:

1. 200gr butter
2. 200gr flour
3. 120gr granulated sugar
4. 25gr vanilla sugar
5. 4 eggs
6. 16gr baking powder
7. 1 lime
8. pinch of salt

• Melt the butter slowly in a saucepan, set aside.
• In the food mixer bowl add the sugar, vanilla sugar and the salt.
• Use the beater and slowly add one egg at a time.
• Set to maximum speed and whip untill fluffy.
• Reduce speed to minimum and slowly add the melted butter.
• Strain the flour and the bakingpowder and add to the mixture.
• Add the zest from the lime.
• Slowly mix it together and add the batter to a piping bag.
• No need to use a nozzle.
• If you want it to be easy use a disposable piping bag, fill it and cut off the tip.
• Fill each pastry shape with some of the batter, don't fill it completely!
• The dough will rise.
• Bake in a pre-heated oven set to 200°C for about 15 minutes.
• Check after 15 minutes >
• Pierce the center with a stick until nothing sticks or when the stick feels warm when you hold it against your wrist!
• Give it another minute when needed.
• It all depends on how much you filled the shapes.

Best eaten when they are still lukewarm!

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TOOLS NEEDED:

1. Madeleines bake tray
2. Spatula
3. Beater or kenwood (or kitchenaid)
4. Fine strainer
5. Oven pre-heated at 200°C
6. Disposable piping bag
7. Small saucepan

TIPS & TRICKS:

1. Always measure correct when baking!
2. Use the fine strainer
3. Add the butter slowly!
4. Don't eat them all at once