Madeleine Cakes

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1 cup flour
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 cup melted butter
• 1 tsp lemon zest
• 1 tsp vanilla
• Melted butter to grease the madeleine pan
• For more of Rania’s sweets see: Semolina Cream (Qishta) Recipe

Method

1. Brush the Madeleine mold with melted butter using a pastry brush, then refrigerate the mold for 10 minutes.
   Timers: 10 min
2. In a bowl whip the butter until creamy, then add the sugar, vanilla and lemon zest and beat well.
3. Add the eggs one at a time, beating after each addition.
4. Sift the flour and baking powder together in another bowl, then add them to the egg mixture and fold gently with a spoon.
5. Spoon the batter into the molds.
6. Bake the madeleine molds in a preheated oven at 170°C for 8 minutes.
   Timers: 8 min
7. Let the madeleines cool at room temperature before serving.
8. They can be dusted with powdered sugar when serving.
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10. For more of Rania's delicious sweets, here is: How to make ashta with semolina