Recipes For 2006

Madeleines

2 large eggs - beaten slightly in a measuring cup
2/3 cup sugar
1 cup flour
1-1/4 stick unsalted butter - cut into pieces
pinch of salt
rind of half a lemon
couple drops lemon juice
couple drops of pure vanilla

Measure 1/4 cup eggs into a bowl and add the sugar and flour. Blend, then let rest 10 minutes.

Melt the butter in a pan and let brown slightly. In a small bowl, put in 1 tbsps flour and 1-1/2 tbsp melted butter. Cool the butter over ice.

Blend the cooled butter into the flour batter, along with the rest of the eggs, salt, rind, lemon and vanilla.

Brush the pans with the butter/flour mixture.

Put 1 generous tablespoon of batter in each mold.

Bake at 375 for 15 minutes, until lightly browned on the edges and the centers are "humped"