A family-style afternoon cake——Madeline

Overview

First, I would like to recommend a famous book to you - "In Search of Lost Time" (written by the famous French writer Marcel Proust), which has a tempting description of pastries like Madeleine. This is a small afternoon cake in Western pastries. A common type of pastry originating from France, it is loved by people all over the world and has a unique flavor. Belongs to shell cakes (madeleines), also known as (Madeleinecommercy). Legend has it that it is a snack full of family flavor in the city of Commercy in France. Because its shape is like a shell, it reminds you of a plump and plump woman when you eat it, so it is also called a sexy biscuit.

Tags

• baking
• foreign cuisine
• children
• cake
• afternoon tea
• baking powder
• butter
• cake flour
• egg
• vanilla extract
• fine sugar
• lemon zest

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 Zest of half a lemon, chopped

   

2. 2 Mix with granulated sugar and set aside for 1 hour until the aroma comes out. Use a knife to peel off the white part of the lemon peel as much as possible, and only choose the outer yellow part, otherwise the taste will be bitter and astringent.

   

3. 3 Crack the eggs into the eggbeater

   

4. 4 And pour in the caster sugar and lemon zest mixture.

   

5. 5 Add a little vanilla essence and mix well

   

6. 6 Mix the cake flour and baking powder and sift

   

7. 7 Add to the beaten egg mixture and stir until completely mixed and the mixture becomes a thick paste.

   

8. 8 After heating the butter and melting it

   

9. 9 Pour into the mixture (preferably while the butter is still warm) and stir again until smooth.

   

10. 10 Stir until the mixture becomes smooth, then place in the refrigerator for 1 hour.

    

11. 11 Remove batter from refrigerator. By this time the batter has solidified. Leave it at room temperature for a while. When the batter returns to a flowable state, put the batter into a piping bag and squeeze it into the madeleine mold. About 90% full. (If you don’t use a piping bag, you can also use a spoon to scoop the batter into the mold)

    

12. 12 Apply a layer of butter in the madeleine mold to facilitate release

    

13. 13 Squeeze the batter into the mold

    

14. 14 Place the mold into the preheated oven, heat up and down to 190 degrees, and bake for 13-15 minutes. In the picture, it is 9 minutes into baking. At this time, a high bulge has appeared on the back of the madeleine.

    

15. 15 Unmold the baked madeleines while they are hot and place them on a cooling rack to cool